Lesotho vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female
Lesotho
97.3%
in 2024
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
99.2%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
25th
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank
26th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time
- Lesotho
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) currently reports 99.2% against 97.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 25th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 26th of 88 countries.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.4% | 93.5% | 9.1% | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 98.7% | 1.6% | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 99.2% | 1.9% | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Lesotho or WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), at 99.2% against 97.3% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Lesotho and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- 1.9%, with WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Lesotho ranks 25th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 26th of 88 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release