Eswatini vs Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary

Eswatini
45.5%
in 2010
Lesotho
57.5%
in 2010
Eswatini rank
13th
Lesotho rank
10th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary over time

  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
20406080196019852010

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 57.5% against 45.5% in Eswatini, a difference of 12.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Eswatini ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 144 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 36.8% 86.7% 49.9% Lesotho
1970s 46.3% 81.2% 35.0% Lesotho
1980s 32.8% 70.2% 37.4% Lesotho
1990s 36.9% 58.0% 21.1% Lesotho
2000s 44.7% 49.2% 4.5% Lesotho
2010s 45.5% 57.5% 11.9% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary, Eswatini or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 57.5% against 45.5% in Eswatini as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary between Eswatini and Lesotho?
12.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
Eswatini ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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

Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)