Lesotho vs South Africa: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts
Lesotho
4.5%
in 2018
South Africa
4.2%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
97th
South Africa rank
99th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts over time
- Lesotho
- South Africa
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 4.5% against 4.2% in South Africa, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 99th of 123 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts, Lesotho or South Africa?
- Lesotho, at 4.5% against 4.2% in South Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts between Lesotho and South Africa?
- 0.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2018.
- How do Lesotho and South Africa rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Lesotho ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 99th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release