Lesotho vs Mauritania: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)
Lesotho
22.9%
in 2025
Mauritania
24.5%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
134th
Mauritania rank
131st
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) over time
- Lesotho
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 24.5% against 22.9% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Mauritania ahead.
Lesotho ranks 134th and Mauritania ranks 131st of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.9% | 11.9% | 3.9% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 11.1% | 1.1% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 9.0% | 4.6% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 16.9% | 1.9% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 23.6% | 1.8% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data), Lesotho or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 24.5% against 22.9% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) between Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 1.6%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Mauritania rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Lesotho ranks 134th and Mauritania ranks 131st of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (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