What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, male between Lesotho and Namibia?

16,707 number, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Namibia?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Namibia: School age population, secondary education, male

Lesotho

107,458 number

in 2020

Namibia

124,165 number

in 2020

Lesotho rank

143rd

Namibia rank

140th

School age population, secondary education, male over time

Lesotho
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 124,165 number against 107,458 number in Lesotho, a difference of 16,707 number.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 143rd and Namibia ranks 140th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	66,932 number	47,717 number	19,215 number	Lesotho
1980s	86,985 number	66,619 number	20,366 number	Lesotho
1990s	117,649 number	92,192 number	25,457 number	Lesotho
2000s	122,922 number	113,345 number	9,577 number	Lesotho
2010s	109,662 number	123,116 number	13,455 number	Namibia
2020s	107,458 number	124,165 number	16,707 number	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, male, Lesotho or Namibia?: Namibia, at 124,165 number against 107,458 number in Lesotho as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, male between Lesotho and Namibia?: 16,707 number, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Namibia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Lesotho and Namibia rank globally for school age population, secondary education, male?: Lesotho ranks 143rd and Namibia ranks 140th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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