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

14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Lesotho: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Ecuador

15,074 number

in 2018

Lesotho

15,942 number

in 2016

Ecuador rank

71st

Lesotho rank

69th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Ecuador
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 15,942 number against 15,074 number in Ecuador, a difference of 868 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 71st and Lesotho ranks 69th of 148 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	132,162 number	93,520 number	38,642 number	Ecuador
2000s	107,696 number	36,989 number	70,707 number	Ecuador
2010s	42,801 number	16,666 number	26,134 number	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Ecuador or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 15,942 number against 15,074 number in Ecuador as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Ecuador and Lesotho?: 868 number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Lesotho?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.
How do Ecuador and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Ecuador ranks 71st and Lesotho ranks 69th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/