Lesotho vs Nepal: Over-age students, primary, male

Lesotho
23.4%
in 2017
Nepal
24.6%
in 2019
Lesotho rank
16th
Nepal rank
14th

Over-age students, primary, male over time

  • Lesotho
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 24.6% against 23.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 16th and Nepal ranks 14th of 191 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Nepal Difference Ahead
1980s 34.0% 20.7% 13.3% Lesotho
1990s 44.1% 36.8% 7.3% Lesotho
2000s 33.9% 28.5% 5.4% Lesotho
2010s 25.8% 25.5% 0.3% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, male, Lesotho or Nepal?
Nepal, at 24.6% against 23.4% in Lesotho as of 2019.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, male between Lesotho and Nepal?
1.2%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nepal?
11 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2017.
How do Lesotho and Nepal rank globally for over-age students, primary, male?
Lesotho ranks 16th and Nepal ranks 14th 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, male (% of male 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, male (% of male enrollment)
Unit
% of male 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, 4,265 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.