ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) vs Lesotho: School age population, primary education, female

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
28.75 million
in 2024
Lesotho
191,982
in 2025
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank
120th
Lesotho rank
123rd

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) currently reports 28.75 million against 191,982 in Lesotho, a difference of 28.56 million.

That makes ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)'s figure about 149.8 times Lesotho's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 120th and Lesotho ranks 123rd of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 29.70 million 190,016 29.51 million ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2000s 29.81 million 171,316 29.64 million ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2010s 29.25 million 170,297 29.08 million ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2020s 28.89 million 187,976 28.71 million ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) or Lesotho?
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), at 28.75 million against 191,982 in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and Lesotho?
28.56 million, with ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and Lesotho?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) and Lesotho rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 120th and Lesotho ranks 123rd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release