How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lesotho?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total

Benin

0.07

in 2010

Lesotho

0.09

in 2010

Benin rank

117th

Lesotho rank

114th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total over time

Benin
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.09 against 0.07 in Benin, a difference of 0.02.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 117th and Lesotho ranks 114th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.01	0	0.01	Benin
1970s	0.01	0	0.01	Benin
1980s	0.015	0.005	0.01	Benin
1990s	0.05	0.025	0.025	Benin
2000s	0.09	0.055	0.035	Benin
2010s	0.07	0.09	0.02	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total, Benin or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 0.09 against 0.07 in Benin as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total between Benin and Lesotho?: 0.02, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lesotho?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Benin and Lesotho rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total?: Benin ranks 117th and Lesotho ranks 114th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Benin vs Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-average-years-of-tertiary-schooling-age-40-44-total/benin/lesotho/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/barro-lee-average-years-of-tertiary-schooling-age-40-44-total/benin/lesotho/">Benin vs Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 40-44, total
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Average years of tertiary schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 40-44.