Botswana vs Lesotho: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Botswana
163,490 number
in 2019
Lesotho
143,576 number
in 2019
Botswana rank
139th
Lesotho rank
142nd

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Botswana
  • Lesotho
050.0k100.0k150.0k199820082019

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 163,490 number against 143,576 number in Lesotho, a difference of 19,914 number.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lesotho ahead.

Botswana ranks 139th and Lesotho ranks 142nd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 129,950 number 163,432 number 33,482 number Lesotho
2000s 134,238 number 151,440 number 17,201 number Lesotho
2010s 155,179 number 140,690 number 14,489 number Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Botswana or Lesotho?
Botswana, at 163,490 number against 143,576 number in Lesotho as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Botswana and Lesotho?
19,914 number, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Botswana ranks 139th and Lesotho ranks 142nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/