Jamaica vs Lesotho: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Jamaica
95,190 number
in 2020
Lesotho
87,568 number
in 2020
Jamaica rank
140th
Lesotho rank
143rd

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

  • Jamaica
  • Lesotho
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 95,190 number against 87,568 number in Lesotho, a difference of 7,622 number.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 173,819 number 50,924 number 122,896 number Jamaica
1980s 213,932 number 66,631 number 147,301 number Jamaica
1990s 184,237 number 90,379 number 93,858 number Jamaica
2000s 107,691 number 98,369 number 9,322 number Jamaica
2010s 108,363 number 87,314 number 21,050 number Jamaica
2020s 95,190 number 87,568 number 7,622 number Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Jamaica or Lesotho?
Jamaica, at 95,190 number against 87,568 number in Lesotho as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Jamaica and Lesotho?
7,622 number, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lesotho?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Jamaica and Lesotho rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Jamaica ranks 140th and Lesotho ranks 143rd of 205 countries.
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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Indicator
School age population, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.