Lesotho vs Yemen: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Lesotho

67.8%

in 2024

Yemen

69.4%

in 2016

Lesotho rank

195th

Yemen rank

194th

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Yemen currently reports 69.4% against 67.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Yemen ahead.

Lesotho ranks 195th and Yemen ranks 194th of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.