Gambia vs Lesotho: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Gambia
34.0%
in 2025
Lesotho
28.4%
in 2025
Gambia rank
122nd
Lesotho rank
125th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Gambia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 34.0% against 28.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lesotho ahead.
Gambia ranks 122nd and Lesotho ranks 125th of 164 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 0.0% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 11.0% | 0.9% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 15.5% | 5.2% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 22.2% | 5.1% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 26.9% | 5.0% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Gambia or Lesotho?
- Gambia, at 34.0% against 28.4% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Gambia and Lesotho?
- 5.6%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Gambia ranks 122nd and Lesotho ranks 125th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). 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