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

Lesotho

92.7%

in 2020

Zambia

93.2%

in 2020

Lesotho rank

74th

Zambia rank

72nd

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

Zambia currently reports 93.2% against 92.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Lesotho ranks 74th and Zambia ranks 72nd 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.