Laos vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Laos
32.5%
in 2025
Lesotho
34.4%
in 2024
Laos rank
18th
Lesotho rank
15th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Laos
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 34.4% against 32.5% in Laos, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 18th and Lesotho ranks 15th of 171 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.4% | 31.6% | 12.8% | Laos |
| 2000s | 35.5% | 20.1% | 15.5% | Laos |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 17.4% | 6.9% | Laos |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 31.5% | 2.7% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Laos or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 34.4% against 32.5% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Laos and Lesotho?
- 1.9%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Lesotho?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Laos ranks 18th and Lesotho ranks 15th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%). 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