Eswatini vs Lesotho: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Eswatini
19.0%
in 2022
Lesotho
21.0%
in 2024
Eswatini rank
26th
Lesotho rank
23rd
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 21.0% against 19.0% in Eswatini, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lesotho ahead.
Eswatini ranks 26th and Lesotho ranks 23rd of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.9% | 74.0% | 35.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 43.7% | 6.4% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 30.6% | 10.6% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 21.1% | 2.1% | 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, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 21.0% against 19.0% in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 2.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Eswatini ranks 26th and Lesotho ranks 23rd of 183 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, 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