Equatorial Guinea vs Lesotho: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Equatorial Guinea

8.28 years

in 2023

Lesotho

7.73 years

in 2023

Equatorial Guinea rank

126th

Lesotho rank

129th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 8.28 years against 7.73 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.5515 years.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 126th and Lesotho ranks 129th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.