Lesotho vs Tanzania: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment

Lesotho

8.67 years

in 2040

Tanzania

8.57 years

in 2040

Lesotho rank

121st

Tanzania rank

122nd

Share in poverty vs. educational attainment over time

Lesotho currently reports 8.67 years against 8.57 years in Tanzania, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 121st and Tanzania ranks 122nd of 146 countries.

Indicator: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment
Unit: years
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: 146 places, 1,653 data points, 1980–2040
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.