Bhutan vs Lesotho: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Bhutan
24.0%
in 2024
Lesotho
26.8%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
21st
Lesotho rank
19th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Bhutan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 26.8% against 24.0% in Bhutan, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lesotho ahead.
Bhutan ranks 21st and Lesotho ranks 19th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.2% | 77.1% | 20.8% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 43.5% | 56.8% | 13.3% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 40.4% | 18.6% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 26.3% | 0.2% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Bhutan or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 26.8% against 24.0% in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Bhutan and Lesotho?
- 2.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Lesotho?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Lesotho rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Bhutan ranks 21st and Lesotho ranks 19th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). 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