Benin vs Lesotho: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Benin
73.8%
in 2016
Lesotho
74.2%
in 2017
Benin rank
146th
Lesotho rank
144th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Benin
  • Lesotho
020406080199620062017

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 74.2% against 73.8% in Benin, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lesotho ahead.

Benin ranks 146th and Lesotho ranks 144th of 188 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 28.7% 35.5% 6.8% Lesotho
2000s 35.4% 40.8% 5.4% Lesotho
2010s 69.3% 71.3% 1.9% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Benin or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 74.2% against 73.8% in Benin as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Benin and Lesotho?
0.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lesotho?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Benin and Lesotho rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Benin ranks 146th and Lesotho ranks 144th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,679 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.