What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Lesotho and Uruguay?

8,395 number, with Lesotho ahead.

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

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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Uruguay: School age population, primary education, male

Lesotho

152,308 number

in 2020

Uruguay

143,913 number

in 2020

Lesotho rank

130th

Uruguay rank

133rd

School age population, primary education, male over time

Lesotho
Uruguay

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 152,308 number against 143,913 number in Uruguay, a difference of 8,395 number.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

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

Lesotho ranks 130th and Uruguay ranks 133rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	112,495 number	156,383 number	43,888 number	Uruguay
1980s	152,068 number	166,467 number	14,398 number	Uruguay
1990s	186,343 number	162,199 number	24,144 number	Lesotho
2000s	170,474 number	163,688 number	6,786 number	Lesotho
2010s	154,415 number	147,686 number	6,729 number	Lesotho
2020s	152,308 number	143,913 number	8,395 number	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Lesotho or Uruguay?: Lesotho, at 152,308 number against 143,913 number in Uruguay as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Lesotho and Uruguay?: 8,395 number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Uruguay?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Lesotho and Uruguay rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?: Lesotho ranks 130th and Uruguay ranks 133rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (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, male (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

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