ALECSO: Mashriq Countries vs Lesotho: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
3.40 million
in 2024
Lesotho
13,054
in 2018
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries rank
147th
Lesotho rank
146th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

ALECSO: Mashriq Countries currently reports 3.40 million against 13,054 in Lesotho, a difference of 3.39 million.

That makes ALECSO: Mashriq Countries's figure about 260.8 times Lesotho's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, ALECSO: Mashriq Countries has been ahead every year.

ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ranks 147th and Lesotho ranks 146th of 221 groups.

ALECSO: Mashriq Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ALECSO: Mashriq Countries Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 190,807 318 190,489 ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
1980s 436,478 1,001 435,478 ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
1990s 708,359 2,071 706,288 ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
2000s 1.46 million 3,628 1.45 million ALECSO: Mashriq Countries
2010s 2.29 million 13,825 2.28 million ALECSO: Mashriq Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, ALECSO: Mashriq Countries or Lesotho?
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries, at 3.40 million against 13,054 in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between ALECSO: Mashriq Countries and Lesotho?
3.39 million, with ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Mashriq Countries and Lesotho?
37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do ALECSO: Mashriq Countries and Lesotho rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
ALECSO: Mashriq Countries ranks 147th and Lesotho ranks 146th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 17,247 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release