China vs Lesotho: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

China
93.9%
in 2019
Lesotho
94.1%
in 2017
China rank
118th
Lesotho rank
116th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • China
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 94.1% against 93.9% in China, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1976 it was China ahead.

China ranks 118th and Lesotho ranks 116th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 95.3% 52.6% 42.8% China
1980s 77.7% 61.3% 16.4% China
1990s 82.7% 64.4% 18.3% China
2000s 88.0% 87.4% 0.6% China
2010s 91.9% 92.9% 0.9% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, China or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 94.1% against 93.9% in China as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between China and Lesotho?
0.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Lesotho?
34 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
How do China and Lesotho rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
China ranks 118th and Lesotho ranks 116th of 193 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

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and 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.