Kuwait vs Lesotho: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male
Kuwait
77.0%
in 2021
Lesotho
81.8%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
204th
Lesotho rank
201st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male over time
- Kuwait
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 81.8% against 77.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 204th and Lesotho ranks 201st of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.5% | 79.5% | 12.0% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 91.8% | 90.9% | 0.9% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 86.8% | 92.5% | 5.6% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 102.7% | 121.0% | 18.3% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 108.9% | 15.0% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 87.4% | 11.3% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary, male, Kuwait or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 81.8% against 77.0% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary, male between Kuwait and Lesotho?
- 4.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lesotho?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2021.
- How do Kuwait and Lesotho rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- Kuwait ranks 204th and Lesotho ranks 201st of 214 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release