Lesotho vs Malta: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Lesotho
106.7%
in 2017
Malta
106.9%
in 2018
Lesotho rank
46th
Malta rank
44th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Lesotho
  • Malta
0255075100199620072018

How they compare

Malta currently reports 106.9% against 106.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malta ahead.

Lesotho ranks 46th and Malta ranks 44th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Malta Difference Ahead
1990s 78.5% 104.3% 25.8% Malta
2000s 99.2% 102.0% 2.8% Malta
2010s 105.5% 103.0% 2.5% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Lesotho or Malta?
Malta, at 106.9% against 106.7% in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Lesotho and Malta?
0.2%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malta?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Lesotho and Malta rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Lesotho ranks 46th and Malta ranks 44th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.