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
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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About this data
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.