El Salvador vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, middle
El Salvador
2.0%
in 2023
Lesotho
1.8%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
21st
Lesotho rank
22nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, middle over time
- El Salvador
- Lesotho
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2.0% against 1.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 21st and Lesotho ranks 22nd of 35 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.6% | 1.2% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 1.9% | 2.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.2% | El Salvador |
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, middle, El Salvador or Lesotho?
- El Salvador, at 2.0% against 1.8% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, middle between El Salvador and Lesotho?
- 0.2%, with El Salvador 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 children of primary school age, rural, middle?
- El Salvador ranks 21st and Lesotho ranks 22nd of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, 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