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