Lesotho vs Timor-Leste: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Lesotho
127,949 number
in 2020
Timor-Leste
93,476 number
in 2020
Lesotho rank
143rd
Timor-Leste rank
146th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Lesotho
  • Timor-Leste
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k197019952020

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 127,949 number against 93,476 number in Timor-Leste, a difference of 34,473 number.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times Timor-Leste's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 143rd and Timor-Leste ranks 146th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1970s 85,350 number 41,208 number 44,141 number Lesotho
1980s 110,217 number 47,484 number 62,733 number Lesotho
1990s 146,834 number 48,097 number 98,737 number Lesotho
2000s 148,140 number 71,535 number 76,604 number Lesotho
2010s 131,653 number 90,728 number 40,925 number Lesotho
2020s 127,949 number 93,476 number 34,473 number Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Lesotho or Timor-Leste?
Lesotho, at 127,949 number against 93,476 number in Timor-Leste as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Lesotho and Timor-Leste?
34,473 number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Timor-Leste?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Lesotho and Timor-Leste rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Lesotho ranks 143rd and Timor-Leste ranks 146th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.