Gambia vs Lesotho: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)
Gambia
36.1%
in 2025
Lesotho
34.0%
in 2025
Gambia rank
121st
Lesotho rank
122nd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) over time
- Gambia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 36.1% against 34.0% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lesotho ahead.
Gambia ranks 121st and Lesotho ranks 122nd of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.8% | 8.6% | 4.8% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 12.0% | 5.6% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 17.4% | 2.9% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 25.4% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 32.0% | 1.2% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data), Gambia or Lesotho?
- Gambia, at 36.1% against 34.0% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) between Gambia and Lesotho?
- 2.1%, 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, female (modelled data)?
- Gambia ranks 121st and Lesotho ranks 122nd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (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