Eritrea vs Lesotho: Over-age students, primary

Eritrea
24.7%
in 2018
Lesotho
21.1%
in 2017
Eritrea rank
14th
Lesotho rank
17th

Over-age students, primary over time

  • Eritrea
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 24.7% against 21.1% in Lesotho, a difference of 3.6%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 14th and Lesotho ranks 17th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 40.9% 35.8% 5.1% Eritrea
2000s 23.6% 31.4% 7.8% Lesotho
2010s 19.6% 24.5% 4.9% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, Eritrea or Lesotho?
Eritrea, at 24.7% against 21.1% in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Eritrea and Lesotho?
3.6%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?
22 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2017.
How do Eritrea and Lesotho rank globally for over-age students, primary?
Eritrea ranks 14th 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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About this data

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

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