El Salvador vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, second
El Salvador
2.9%
in 2023
Lesotho
2.7%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
21st
Lesotho rank
23rd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, second over time
- El Salvador
- Lesotho
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 21st and Lesotho ranks 23rd 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 | 11.4% | 8.9% | 2.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.0% | 1.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 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, second, El Salvador or Lesotho?
- El Salvador, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, second 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, second?
- El Salvador ranks 21st and Lesotho ranks 23rd 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, 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