Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2

Burkina Faso
22.3%
in 2019
Lesotho
23.5%
in 2017
Burkina Faso rank
22nd
Lesotho rank
20th

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 23.5% against 22.3% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lesotho ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Lesotho ranks 20th of 153 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 21.8% 75.1% 53.3% Lesotho
2000s 10.9% 52.9% 42.1% Lesotho
2010s 32.8% 32.2% 0.6% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 23.5% against 22.3% in Burkina Faso as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
1.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Lesotho ranks 20th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 2,312 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/