Lesotho vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, richest
Lesotho
0.5%
in 2023
Panama
0.6%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
27th
Panama rank
24th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, richest over time
- Lesotho
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 27th and Panama ranks 24th of 36 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 0.0% | 2.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 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, urban, richest, Lesotho or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, richest between Lesotho and Panama?
- 0.1%, 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, urban, richest?
- Lesotho ranks 27th and Panama ranks 24th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, richest 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