Kenya vs Lesotho: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita
Kenya
32.9%
in 2022
Lesotho
32.2%
in 2024
Kenya rank
15th
Lesotho rank
16th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kenya
- Lesotho
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 32.9% against 32.2% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lesotho ahead.
Kenya ranks 15th and Lesotho ranks 16th of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.2% | 46.0% | 8.8% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 18.3% | 0.9% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 14.8% | 2.5% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 29.9% | 4.7% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita, Kenya or Lesotho?
- Kenya, at 32.9% against 32.2% in Lesotho as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita between Kenya and Lesotho?
- 0.7%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lesotho?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Lesotho rank globally for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 15th and Lesotho ranks 16th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.