Lesotho vs Nicaragua: Over-age students, primary, female

Lesotho
18.6%
in 2017
Nicaragua
19.3%
in 2010
Lesotho rank
24th
Nicaragua rank
21st

Over-age students, primary, female over time

  • Lesotho
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 19.3% against 18.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.7%.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 24th and Nicaragua ranks 21st of 191 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 33.5% 19.9% 13.6% Lesotho
1980s 33.0% 19.5% 13.5% Lesotho
1990s 33.5% 15.6% 17.9% Lesotho
2000s 29.9% 14.7% 15.1% Lesotho
2010s 25.5% 19.3% 6.2% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, female, Lesotho or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 19.3% against 18.6% in Lesotho as of 2010.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, female between Lesotho and Nicaragua?
0.7%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nicaragua?
26 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2010.
How do Lesotho and Nicaragua rank globally for over-age students, primary, female?
Lesotho ranks 24th and Nicaragua ranks 21st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
Unit
% of female enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,264 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.