Lesotho vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
Lesotho
77.7%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
86.7%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
42nd
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
41st
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- Lesotho
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 86.7% against 77.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 42nd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 41st of 85 countries.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.3% | 62.6% | 12.3% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 80.9% | 6.3% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 86.7% | 9.0% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, Lesotho or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 86.7% against 77.7% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between Lesotho and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 9.0%, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- Lesotho ranks 42nd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 41st of 85 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%). 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