Which has higher over-age students, primary, Central African Republic or Lesotho?

Lesotho, at 21.1% against 21.0% in Central African Republic as of 2017.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Lesotho?

22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Lesotho: Over-age students, primary

Central African Republic

21.0%

in 2012

Lesotho

21.1%

in 2017

Central African Republic rank

18th

Lesotho rank

17th

Over-age students, primary over time

Central African Republic
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 21.1% against 21.0% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lesotho ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 18th and Lesotho ranks 17th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1970s	23.4%	31.6%	8.2%	Lesotho
1980s	21.6%	33.9%	12.3%	Lesotho
1990s	18.0%	33.0%	15.0%	Lesotho
2000s	22.1%	31.2%	9.1%	Lesotho
2010s	21.5%	26.4%	4.9%	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, Central African Republic or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 21.1% against 21.0% in Central African Republic as of 2017.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Central African Republic and Lesotho?: 0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Lesotho?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Central African Republic and Lesotho rank globally for over-age students, primary?: Central African Republic ranks 18th and Lesotho ranks 17th 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 (% of 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 (% of enrollment)
Unit: % of 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, 4,461 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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