Which has higher lower secondary completion rate, total, Iraq or Lesotho?

Lesotho, at 45.0% against 44.9% in Iraq as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lesotho?

8 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2007.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Lesotho: Lower secondary completion rate, total

Iraq

44.9%

in 2007

Lesotho

45.0%

in 2024

Iraq rank

160th

Lesotho rank

158th

Lower secondary completion rate, total over time

Iraq
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 45.0% against 44.9% in Iraq, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 160th and Lesotho ranks 158th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1970s	26.8%	9.4%	17.5%	Iraq
1980s	33.6%	19.2%	14.5%	Iraq
1990s	24.9%	25.5%	0.5%	Lesotho
2000s	39.5%	27.4%	12.1%	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary completion rate, total, Iraq or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 45.0% against 44.9% in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in lower secondary completion rate, total between Iraq and Lesotho?: 0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lesotho?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2007.
How do Iraq and Lesotho rank globally for lower secondary completion rate, total?: Iraq ranks 160th and Lesotho ranks 158th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Unit: % of relevant age group
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 5,918 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.