El Salvador vs Lesotho: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
El Salvador
101,024 children
in 2024
Lesotho
124,175 children
in 2024
El Salvador rank
56th
Lesotho rank
54th
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region over time
- El Salvador
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 124,175 children against 101,024 children in El Salvador, a difference of 23,151 children.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 56th and Lesotho ranks 54th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 183,470 children | 168,634 children | 14,836 children | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 71,487 children | 79,406 children | 7,919 children | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 69,338 children | 62,177 children | 7,161 children | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 101,676 children | 111,010 children | 9,334 children | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region, El Salvador or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 124,175 children against 101,024 children in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region between El Salvador and Lesotho?
- 23,151 children, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lesotho?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Lesotho rank globally for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- El Salvador ranks 56th and Lesotho ranks 54th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.