Lesotho vs Norway: Share of the population with at least some formal education

Lesotho

92.7%

in 2020

Norway

92.3%

in 2020

Lesotho rank

74th

Norway rank

76th

Share of the population with at least some formal education over time

Lesotho currently reports 92.7% against 92.3% in Norway, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Norway ahead.

Lesotho ranks 74th and Norway ranks 76th of 111 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Unit: %
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Based on the population aged 15 years and older.