Lesotho vs Solomon Islands: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
Lesotho
80.2%
in 2024
Solomon Islands
81.8%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
205th
Solomon Islands rank
202nd
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates over time
- Lesotho
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 81.8% against 80.2% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 205th and Solomon Islands ranks 202nd of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Solomon Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.8% | 72.4% | 23.5% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 103.7% | 73.4% | 30.3% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 99.0% | 91.0% | 8.0% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 121.1% | 95.8% | 25.3% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 107.2% | 108.1% | 0.9% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 83.9% | 0.7% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, Lesotho or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 81.8% against 80.2% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Lesotho and Solomon Islands?
- 1.6%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Solomon Islands?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Solomon Islands rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Lesotho ranks 205th and Solomon Islands ranks 202nd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.