Lesotho vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female
Lesotho
96.4%
in 2017
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
93.7%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
131st
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
128th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female over time
- Lesotho
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 96.4% against 93.7% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, a difference of 2.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 131st and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 128th of 199 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.2% | 82.4% | 0.8% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 99.4% | 89.5% | 9.9% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 91.7% | 8.3% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Lesotho or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Lesotho, at 96.4% against 93.7% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa as of 2017.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Lesotho and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 2.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2017.
- How do Lesotho and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Lesotho ranks 131st and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 128th 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
February 2026 Data Release