Lesotho vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education
Lesotho
0.7218 GPIA
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
0.6174 GPIA
in 2024
Lesotho rank
110th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
113th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time
- Lesotho
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.7218 GPIA against 0.6174 GPIA in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.1044 GPIA.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 110th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 113th of 184 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8208 GPIA | 0.5515 GPIA | 0.2693 GPIA | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.7601 GPIA | 0.5514 GPIA | 0.2087 GPIA | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.7126 GPIA | 0.491 GPIA | 0.2216 GPIA | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Lesotho or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Lesotho, at 0.7218 GPIA against 0.6174 GPIA in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Lesotho and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.1044 GPIA, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Lesotho ranks 110th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 113th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release