El Salvador vs Lesotho: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

El Salvador
174,596
in 2024
Lesotho
173,345
in 2024
El Salvador rank
54th
Lesotho rank
55th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

  • El Salvador
  • Lesotho
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197119972024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 174,596 against 173,345 in Lesotho, a difference of 1,251.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 54th and Lesotho ranks 55th of 181 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 143,805 125,534 18,271 El Salvador
2010s 133,546 88,610 44,937 El Salvador
2020s 176,820 154,932 21,888 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, El Salvador or Lesotho?
El Salvador, at 174,596 against 173,345 in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between El Salvador and Lesotho?
1,251, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lesotho?
14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
El Salvador ranks 54th and Lesotho ranks 55th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
181 places, 3,186 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release