Lesotho vs Nigeria: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Lesotho

7.73 years

in 2023

Nigeria

7.59 years

in 2023

Lesotho rank

129th

Nigeria rank

131st

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

Lesotho currently reports 7.73 years against 7.59 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1439 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 129th and Nigeria ranks 131st 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.