Lesotho vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male
Lesotho
85.0%
in 2017
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
80.6%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
157th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
160th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time
- Lesotho
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 85.0% against 80.6% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Lesotho ranks 157th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 160th of 206 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.1% | 60.0% | 7.9% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 63.5% | 64.7% | 1.2% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 65.8% | 69.2% | 3.3% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 71.1% | 12.3% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 74.8% | 12.2% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Lesotho or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Lesotho, at 85.0% against 80.6% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2017.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Lesotho and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 4.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do Lesotho and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Lesotho ranks 157th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 160th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). 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