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

9 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2015.

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.

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

Eswatini

17,634 number

in 2015

Lesotho

15,942 number

in 2016

Eswatini rank

68th

Lesotho rank

69th

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

Eswatini
Lesotho

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 17,634 number against 15,942 number in Lesotho, a difference of 1,692 number.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Lesotho ahead.

Eswatini ranks 68th and Lesotho ranks 69th of 148 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1970s	24,965 number	41,456 number	16,491 number	Lesotho
2000s	21,743 number	20,933 number	810 number	Eswatini
2010s	16,416 number	17,033 number	617.5 number	Lesotho

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, Eswatini or Lesotho?: Eswatini, at 17,634 number against 15,942 number in Lesotho as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Eswatini and Lesotho?: 1,692 number, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2015.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Eswatini ranks 68th 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/