Egypt vs Lesotho: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Egypt
95.9%
in 2024
Lesotho
96.4%
in 2017
Egypt rank
134th
Lesotho rank
131st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • Egypt
  • Lesotho
0255075100199520092024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 96.4% against 95.9% in Egypt, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lesotho ahead.

Egypt ranks 134th and Lesotho ranks 131st of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 80.8% 83.4% 2.6% Lesotho
2000s 86.8% 96.4% 9.6% Lesotho
2010s 87.4% 100.6% 13.2% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Egypt or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 96.4% against 95.9% in Egypt as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Egypt and Lesotho?
0.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lesotho?
15 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Lesotho rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Egypt ranks 134th and Lesotho ranks 131st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,310 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release