Which has higher primary education, duration, Lesotho, Kingdom of or Low & middle income?

Lesotho, Kingdom of, at 7 years against 6 years in Low & middle income as of 2025.

What is the difference in primary education, duration between Lesotho, Kingdom of and Low & middle income?

1 years, with Lesotho, Kingdom of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho, Kingdom of and Low & middle income?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

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.

Lesotho, Kingdom of vs Low & middle income: Primary education, duration

Lesotho, Kingdom of

7 years

in 2025

Low & middle income

6 years

in 2025

Lesotho, Kingdom of rank

3rd

Low & middle income rank

2nd

Primary education, duration over time

Lesotho, Kingdom of
Low & middle income

How they compare

Lesotho, Kingdom of currently reports 7 years against 6 years in Low & middle income, a difference of 1 years.

That makes Lesotho, Kingdom of's figure about 1.2 times Low & middle income's.

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

Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 3rd and Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho, Kingdom of	Low & middle income	Difference	Ahead
1970s	7 years	6 years	1 years	Lesotho, Kingdom of
1980s	7 years	6 years	1 years	Lesotho, Kingdom of
1990s	7 years	6 years	1 years	Lesotho, Kingdom of
2000s	7 years	6 years	1 years	Lesotho, Kingdom of
2010s	7 years	6 years	1 years	Lesotho, Kingdom of
2020s	7 years	6 years	1 years	Lesotho, Kingdom of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, duration, Lesotho, Kingdom of or Low & middle income?: Lesotho, Kingdom of, at 7 years against 6 years in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary education, duration between Lesotho, Kingdom of and Low & middle income?: 1 years, with Lesotho, Kingdom of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho, Kingdom of and Low & middle income?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Lesotho, Kingdom of and Low & middle income rank globally for primary education, duration?: Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 3rd and Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 210 countries.
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: 06 August 2026

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