East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Lesotho: Primary education, duration

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
6 years
in 2025
Lesotho
7 years
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
2nd
Lesotho rank
3rd

Primary education, duration over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 7 years against 6 years in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 1 years.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Lesotho ranks 3rd of 44 groups.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 5.85 years 7 years 1.15 years Lesotho
1980s 5.5 years 7 years 1.5 years Lesotho
1990s 5.5 years 7 years 1.5 years Lesotho
2000s 5.8 years 7 years 1.2 years Lesotho
2010s 6 years 7 years 1 years Lesotho
2020s 6 years 7 years 1 years Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, duration, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 7 years against 6 years in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary education, duration between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lesotho?
1 years, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lesotho?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lesotho rank globally for primary education, duration?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Lesotho ranks 3rd of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, duration (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
256 places, 14,114 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.