El Salvador vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
7.7%
in 2023
Lesotho
12.7%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
17th
Lesotho rank
14th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 12.7% against 7.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.6 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 34 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 9.6% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 13.6% | 7.1% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 12.7% | 5.0% | 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 12.7% against 7.7% 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?
- 5.0%, 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 14th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, urban, middle 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