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

15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

El Salvador vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

El Salvador

25.0%

in 2018

Lesotho

28.1%

in 2016

El Salvador rank

32nd

Lesotho rank

31st

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

El Salvador
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 28.1% against 25.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 32nd and Lesotho ranks 31st of 138 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	El Salvador	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	22.0%	29.2%	7.3%	Lesotho
2010s	17.4%	23.8%	6.4%	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, El Salvador or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 28.1% against 25.0% in El Salvador as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between El Salvador and Lesotho?: 3.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lesotho?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do El Salvador and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: El Salvador ranks 32nd and Lesotho ranks 31st of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,095 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/