ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) vs Lesotho: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female

ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
99.2%
in 2024
Lesotho
97.3%
in 2024
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank
24th
Lesotho rank
25th

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time

  • ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
  • Lesotho
020406080100199020072024

How they compare

ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) currently reports 99.2% against 97.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.9%.

Across all 6 years both countries report, ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) has been ahead every year.

ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 24th and Lesotho ranks 25th of 203 groups.

ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 98.3% 84.4% 13.8% ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
2010s 99.2% 97.1% 2.1% ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
2020s 99.2% 97.3% 1.9% ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) or Lesotho?
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), at 99.2% against 97.3% in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) and Lesotho?
1.9%, with ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) and Lesotho?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) and Lesotho rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 24th and Lesotho ranks 25th of 203 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,624 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release