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

Lesotho
87,568 number
in 2020
Timor-Leste
93,338 number
in 2020
Lesotho rank
143rd
Timor-Leste rank
141st

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

  • Lesotho
  • Timor-Leste
40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k197019952020

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 93,338 number against 87,568 number in Lesotho, a difference of 5,770 number.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 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 Timor-Leste ranks 141st of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Timor-Leste in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1970s 50,924 number 37,017 number 13,906 number Lesotho
1980s 66,631 number 45,624 number 21,006 number Lesotho
1990s 90,379 number 44,535 number 45,844 number Lesotho
2000s 98,369 number 62,676 number 35,693 number Lesotho
2010s 87,314 number 84,968 number 2,346 number Lesotho
2020s 87,568 number 93,338 number 5,770 number Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Lesotho or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 93,338 number against 87,568 number in Lesotho as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Lesotho and Timor-Leste?
5,770 number, with Timor-Leste 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, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Lesotho ranks 143rd and Timor-Leste ranks 141st 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.