Congo vs Lesotho: Official entrance age to upper secondary education

Congo
16 years
in 2020
Lesotho
16 years
in 2020
Congo rank
12th
Lesotho rank
12th

Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time

  • Congo
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 16 years against 16 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 12th of 209 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 16 years 16.1 years 0.1 years Lesotho
1980s 16 years 16 years 0 years
1990s 16 years 16 years 0 years
2000s 16 years 16 years 0 years
2010s 16 years 16 years 0 years
2020s 16 years 16 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to upper secondary education, Congo or Lesotho?
Congo, at 16 years against 16 years in Lesotho as of 2020.
What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Congo and Lesotho?
0 years, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Lesotho?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Congo and Lesotho rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
Congo ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 12th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 10,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter upper secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.