Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Burkina Faso
22.9%
in 2024
Lesotho
26.8%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
22nd
Lesotho rank
19th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 26.8% against 22.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lesotho ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Lesotho ranks 19th of 185 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.4% | 77.4% | 55.0% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 58.1% | 46.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 37.0% | 5.4% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 26.6% | 3.0% | Lesotho |
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, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 26.8% against 22.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 3.9%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Burkina Faso ranks 22nd 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