What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?

8,404 number, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

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

Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Guinea-Bissau

313,803 number

in 2020

Lesotho

305,399 number

in 2020

Guinea-Bissau rank

129th

Lesotho rank

130th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

Guinea-Bissau
Lesotho

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 313,803 number against 305,399 number in Lesotho, a difference of 8,404 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 129th and Lesotho ranks 130th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1970s	106,628 number	225,765 number	119,137 number	Lesotho
1980s	130,922 number	304,662 number	173,740 number	Lesotho
1990s	178,065 number	371,659 number	193,594 number	Lesotho
2000s	214,723 number	340,729 number	126,005 number	Lesotho
2010s	271,016 number	309,732 number	38,716 number	Lesotho
2020s	313,803 number	305,399 number	8,404 number	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Guinea-Bissau or Lesotho?: Guinea-Bissau, at 313,803 number against 305,399 number in Lesotho as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?: 8,404 number, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 129th and Lesotho ranks 130th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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