ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) vs Lesotho: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
95.1%
in 2024
Lesotho
81.8%
in 2024
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank
200th
Lesotho rank
201st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male over time

  • ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
  • Lesotho
050100150197019972024

How they compare

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) currently reports 95.1% against 81.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 13.3%.

That makes ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)'s figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ahead.

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 200th and Lesotho ranks 201st of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 87.4% 78.6% 8.8% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
1980s 91.4% 90.9% 0.5% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
1990s 92.7% 92.5% 0.2% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2000s 95.6% 121.0% 25.4% Lesotho
2010s 93.9% 108.9% 15.0% Lesotho
2020s 94.0% 84.9% 9.1% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary, male, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) or Lesotho?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), at 95.1% against 81.8% in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary, male between ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Lesotho?
13.3%, with ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Lesotho?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Lesotho rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 200th and Lesotho ranks 201st of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary, 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 17,336 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release