Burundi vs Lesotho: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Burundi
15,917 number
in 2018
Lesotho
13,054 number
in 2018
Burundi rank
138th
Lesotho rank
139th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Burundi
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 15,917 number against 13,054 number in Lesotho, a difference of 2,863 number.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lesotho ahead.

Burundi ranks 138th and Lesotho ranks 139th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 119.4 number 282 number 162.6 number Lesotho
1980s 673.75 number 1,035 number 361.62 number Lesotho
1990s 1,105 number 1,848 number 742.8 number Lesotho
2000s 3,346 number 3,604 number 258.4 number Lesotho
2010s 12,959 number 13,825 number 865.33 number Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Burundi or Lesotho?
Burundi, at 15,917 number against 13,054 number in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Burundi and Lesotho?
2,863 number, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Lesotho?
29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Burundi and Lesotho rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Burundi ranks 138th and Lesotho ranks 139th of 187 countries.
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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.