ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) vs Lesotho: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
8.83 million
in 2024
Lesotho
54,343
in 2025
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank
136th
Lesotho rank
134th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) currently reports 8.83 million against 54,343 in Lesotho, a difference of 8.77 million.

That makes ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)'s figure about 162.4 times Lesotho's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) has been ahead every year.

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 136th and Lesotho ranks 134th of 221 groups.

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 3.80 million 29,115 3.77 million ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
1980s 4.60 million 37,447 4.56 million ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
1990s 5.63 million 50,082 5.58 million ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2000s 6.37 million 50,354 6.32 million ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2010s 7.26 million 46,771 7.21 million ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2020s 8.54 million 51,345 8.49 million ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) or Lesotho?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), at 8.83 million against 54,343 in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Lesotho?
8.77 million, with ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Lesotho?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Lesotho rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 136th and Lesotho ranks 134th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,702 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release