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

Bulgaria
75.0%
in 2018
Lesotho
74.2%
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
143rd
Lesotho rank
144th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Lesotho
406080100199520062018

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 75.0% against 74.2% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.8%.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 143rd and Lesotho ranks 144th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 86.0% 35.1% 50.9% Bulgaria
2000s 87.4% 47.5% 39.9% Bulgaria
2010s 91.3% 71.9% 19.3% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Bulgaria or Lesotho?
Bulgaria, at 75.0% against 74.2% in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Bulgaria and Lesotho?
0.8%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lesotho?
21 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Lesotho rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Bulgaria ranks 143rd 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.