Lesotho vs Lower middle income: Primary education, duration

Lesotho

7 years

in 2025

Lower middle income

6 years

in 2025

Lesotho rank

3rd

Lower middle income rank

2nd

Primary education, duration over time

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

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.

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

Lesotho ranks 3rd and Lower middle income ranks 2nd of 210 countries.

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.