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

13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.

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

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

Lesotho

23,628 number

in 2016

Peru

28,513 number

in 2016

Lesotho rank

62nd

Peru rank

60th

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

Lesotho
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 28,513 number against 23,628 number in Lesotho, a difference of 4,885 number.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Peru ahead.

Lesotho ranks 62nd and Peru ranks 60th of 148 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1980s	88,706 number	200,312 number	111,606 number	Peru
1990s	118,056 number	136,122 number	18,066 number	Peru
2000s	52,836 number	79,673 number	26,837 number	Peru
2010s	25,429 number	38,559 number	13,130 number	Peru

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, Lesotho or Peru?: Peru, at 28,513 number against 23,628 number in Lesotho as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Lesotho and Peru?: 4,885 number, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Peru?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and Peru rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Lesotho ranks 62nd and Peru ranks 60th 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,440 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/