Lesotho vs Samoa: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school

Lesotho

20.6%

in 2020

Samoa

22.7%

in 2024

Lesotho rank

160th

Samoa rank

157th

Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school over time

Samoa currently reports 22.7% against 20.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Samoa ahead.

Lesotho ranks 160th and Samoa ranks 157th of 178 countries.

Indicator: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 2,976 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.