El Salvador vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
16.0%
in 2023
Lesotho
19.5%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
17th
Lesotho rank
16th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 19.5% against 16.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Lesotho ranks 16th of 36 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4% | 25.6% | 2.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 21.3% | 1.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 19.5% | 3.5% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, El Salvador or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 19.5% against 16.0% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Lesotho?
- 3.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lesotho?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 17th and Lesotho ranks 16th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, second quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release