Afghanistan vs Lesotho: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Afghanistan
0.6608 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Lesotho
0.711 units per square kilometre
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
146th
Lesotho rank
143rd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.711 units per square kilometre against 0.6608 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0502 units per square kilometre.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 146th and Lesotho ranks 143rd of 195 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0209 units per square kilometre 0.022 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre Lesotho
1980s 0.0304 units per square kilometre 0.0602 units per square kilometre 0.0298 units per square kilometre Lesotho
1990s 0.0373 units per square kilometre 0.0668 units per square kilometre 0.0295 units per square kilometre Lesotho
2000s 0.0402 units per square kilometre 0.2012 units per square kilometre 0.161 units per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 0.4856 units per square kilometre 0.7433 units per square kilometre 0.2576 units per square kilometre Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Afghanistan or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.711 units per square kilometre against 0.6608 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
0.0502 units per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lesotho?
17 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Lesotho rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Afghanistan ranks 146th and Lesotho ranks 143rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 6,190 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.