Lesotho vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general
Lesotho
54.6%
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
63.6%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
150th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
149th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general over time
- Lesotho
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 63.6% against 54.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1986 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Lesotho ranks 150th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 149th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.2% | 32.4% | 10.2% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 27.6% | 43.8% | 16.2% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 47.4% | 14.7% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 52.9% | 0.5% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 59.9% | 5.7% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general, Lesotho or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 63.6% against 54.6% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general between Lesotho and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 9.0%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- Lesotho ranks 150th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 149th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, 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