Lesotho vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, female
Lesotho
2.3%
in 2023
Panama
2.8%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
28th
Panama rank
26th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, female over time
- Lesotho
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2.8% against 2.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 28th and Panama ranks 26th of 45 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 2.7% | 2.1% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.9% | 0.2% | Panama |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.8% | 0.5% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, female, Lesotho or Panama?
- Panama, at 2.8% against 2.3% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, female between Lesotho and Panama?
- 0.5%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Panama?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, female?
- Lesotho ranks 28th and Panama ranks 26th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, female (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