El Salvador vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, female
El Salvador
1.7%
in 2023
Lesotho
2.3%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
28th
Lesotho rank
27th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, female over time
- El Salvador
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.3% against 1.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Lesotho ahead.
El Salvador ranks 28th and Lesotho ranks 27th of 46 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 2.6% | 0.9% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 2.3% | 0.6% | Lesotho |
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, urban, female, El Salvador or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 2.3% against 1.7% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, female between El Salvador and Lesotho?
- 0.6%, 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 children of primary school age, urban, female?
- El Salvador ranks 28th and Lesotho ranks 27th of 46 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, 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