How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Uruguay?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Uruguay: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Lesotho

143,576 number

in 2019

Uruguay

143,195 number

in 2019

Lesotho rank

132nd

Uruguay rank

133rd

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

Lesotho
Uruguay

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 143,576 number against 143,195 number in Uruguay, a difference of 381 number.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.

Lesotho ranks 132nd and Uruguay ranks 133rd of 206 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	115,200 number	158,735 number	43,535 number	Uruguay
1980s	150,436 number	163,097 number	12,661 number	Uruguay
1990s	164,219 number	164,314 number	95.6 number	Uruguay
2000s	151,440 number	155,749 number	4,309 number	Uruguay
2010s	140,690 number	141,859 number	1,168 number	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Lesotho or Uruguay?: Lesotho, at 143,576 number against 143,195 number in Uruguay as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Lesotho and Uruguay?: 381 number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Uruguay?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Lesotho and Uruguay rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?: Lesotho ranks 132nd and Uruguay ranks 133rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.