Lesotho vs Nauru: Primary education, pupils, per capita
Lesotho
0.1324 units per person
in 2024
Nauru
0.1416 units per person
in 2025
Lesotho rank
44th
Nauru rank
41st
Primary education, pupils, per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 0.1416 units per person against 0.1324 units per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0092 units per person.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Nauru ahead.
Lesotho ranks 44th and Nauru ranks 41st of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Nauru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1688 units per person | 0.1883 units per person | 0.0195 units per person | Nauru |
| 1980s | 0.1933 units per person | 0.1697 units per person | 0.0236 units per person | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.1849 units per person | 0.1631 units per person | 0.0219 units per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.2107 units per person | 0.1475 units per person | 0.0632 units per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.1708 units per person | 0.1468 units per person | 0.024 units per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.1375 units per person | 0.1618 units per person | 0.0243 units per person | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Lesotho or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 0.1416 units per person against 0.1324 units per person in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Lesotho and Nauru?
- 0.0092 units per person, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nauru?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Nauru rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 44th and Nauru ranks 41st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.