Which has higher average years of schooling, Bangladesh or Lesotho?

Bangladesh, at 7.23 years against 6.88 years in Lesotho as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Bangladesh and Lesotho?

0.35 years, with Bangladesh ahead.

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

31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Lesotho: Average years of schooling

Bangladesh

7.23 years

in 2020

Lesotho

6.88 years

in 2020

Bangladesh rank

85th

Lesotho rank

86th

Average years of schooling over time

Bangladesh
Lesotho

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 7.23 years against 6.88 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.35 years.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Lesotho ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 85th and Lesotho ranks 86th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.015 years	0.04 years	0.025 years	Lesotho
1880s	0.025 years	0.085 years	0.06 years	Lesotho
1890s	0.035 years	0.185 years	0.15 years	Lesotho
1900s	0.13 years	0.34 years	0.21 years	Lesotho
1910s	0.385 years	0.585 years	0.2 years	Lesotho
1920s	0.46 years	0.96 years	0.5 years	Lesotho
1930s	0.615 years	1.51 years	0.895 years	Lesotho
1940s	0.8 years	2.04 years	1.24 years	Lesotho
1950s	0.94 years	2.74 years	1.8 years	Lesotho
1960s	1.15 years	3.28 years	2.13 years	Lesotho
1970s	1.52 years	3.92 years	2.4 years	Lesotho
1980s	2.59 years	4.65 years	2.06 years	Lesotho
1990s	3.44 years	5.53 years	2.09 years	Lesotho
2000s	5.14 years	6.79 years	1.65 years	Lesotho
2010s	6.49 years	6.26 years	0.23 years	Bangladesh
2020s	7.23 years	6.88 years	0.35 years	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Bangladesh or Lesotho?: Bangladesh, at 7.23 years against 6.88 years in Lesotho as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Bangladesh and Lesotho?: 0.35 years, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lesotho?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and Lesotho rank globally for average years of schooling?: Bangladesh ranks 85th and Lesotho ranks 86th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Average years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.