Gambia vs Lesotho: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Gambia
29.6%
in 2025
Lesotho
26.8%
in 2024
Gambia rank
16th
Lesotho rank
19th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Gambia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 29.6% against 26.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lesotho ahead.
Gambia ranks 16th and Lesotho ranks 19th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.7% | 76.8% | 53.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 57.6% | 32.8% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 37.0% | 10.8% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 26.6% | 5.3% | Gambia |
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, Gambia or Lesotho?
- Gambia, at 29.6% against 26.8% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Gambia and Lesotho?
- 2.8%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Gambia ranks 16th 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