Lesotho vs Zambia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Lesotho
28.4%
in 2025
Zambia
28.0%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
125th
Zambia rank
126th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Lesotho
- Zambia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 28.4% against 28.0% in Zambia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Zambia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 125th and Zambia ranks 126th of 164 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.3% | 12.6% | 4.3% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 13.6% | 2.6% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 17.2% | 1.6% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 24.5% | 2.3% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 27.2% | 0.3% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Lesotho or Zambia?
- Lesotho, at 28.4% against 28.0% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Lesotho and Zambia?
- 0.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Lesotho ranks 125th and Zambia ranks 126th 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