Iran vs Lesotho: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Iran
107.4%
in 2017
Lesotho
107.6%
in 2017
Iran rank
35th
Lesotho rank
34th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • Iran
  • Lesotho
0255075100199620062017

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 107.6% against 107.4% in Iran, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 35th and Lesotho ranks 34th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 93.1% 82.2% 11.0% Iran
2000s 95.2% 101.0% 5.8% Lesotho
2010s 103.2% 107.2% 4.0% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Iran or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 107.6% against 107.4% in Iran as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Iran and Lesotho?
0.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Lesotho?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Iran and Lesotho rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Iran ranks 35th and Lesotho ranks 34th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.