ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) vs Lesotho: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
21.94 million
in 2024
Lesotho
99,372
in 2025
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank
139th
Lesotho rank
140th

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

  • ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
  • Lesotho
010.0M20.0M30.0M197019972025

How they compare

ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) currently reports 21.94 million against 99,372 in Lesotho, a difference of 21.84 million.

That makes ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)'s figure about 220.8 times Lesotho's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 139th and Lesotho ranks 140th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 25.56 million 97,844 25.46 million ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
2000s 24.35 million 100,866 24.25 million ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
2010s 21.36 million 90,572 21.27 million ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
2020s 21.60 million 94,762 21.51 million ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) or Lesotho?
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), at 21.94 million against 99,372 in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) and Lesotho?
21.84 million, with ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) and Lesotho?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) and Lesotho rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 139th and Lesotho ranks 140th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,373 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release