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

Lesotho
23.4%
in 2017
Rwanda
25.7%
in 2018
Lesotho rank
16th
Rwanda rank
13th

Over-age students, primary, male over time

  • Lesotho
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 25.7% against 23.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 16th and Rwanda ranks 13th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 32.2% 9.2% 23.0% Lesotho
1990s 44.1% 19.5% 24.6% Lesotho
2000s 33.5% 25.9% 7.7% Lesotho
2010s 23.8% 27.1% 3.4% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, male, Lesotho or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 25.7% against 23.4% in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, male between Lesotho and Rwanda?
2.3%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Rwanda?
9 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2017.
How do Lesotho and Rwanda rank globally for over-age students, primary, male?
Lesotho ranks 16th and Rwanda ranks 13th 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.