Lesotho vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes
Lesotho
90.5%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
96.2%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
47th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
46th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes over time
- Lesotho
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 96.2% against 90.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Lesotho ranks 47th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 89 countries.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.2% | 90.8% | 14.6% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 95.4% | 3.4% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 96.2% | 5.7% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes, Lesotho or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 96.2% against 90.5% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes between Lesotho and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 5.7%, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- Lesotho ranks 47th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release