Lesotho vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time
- Lesotho
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 106.7% against 84.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 22.7%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 46th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 188 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.5% | 64.0% | 14.5% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 74.8% | 24.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 105.5% | 83.8% | 21.8% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Lesotho, at 106.7% against 84.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2017.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 22.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Lesotho ranks 46th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd 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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About this data
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.