Botswana vs Lesotho: School age population, upper secondary education, female

Botswana
45,116 number
in 2020
Lesotho
43,816 number
in 2020
Botswana rank
143rd
Lesotho rank
144th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Botswana
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 45,116 number against 43,816 number in Lesotho, a difference of 1,300 number.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Botswana ranks 143rd and Lesotho ranks 144th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 24,926 number 26,114 number 1,188 number Lesotho
1980s 32,273 number 34,120 number 1,847 number Lesotho
1990s 48,855 number 45,772 number 3,083 number Botswana
2000s 40,896 number 49,442 number 8,546 number Lesotho
2010s 41,486 number 43,498 number 2,011 number Lesotho
2020s 45,116 number 43,816 number 1,300 number Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, Botswana or Lesotho?
Botswana, at 45,116 number against 43,816 number in Lesotho as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Botswana and Lesotho?
1,300 number, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Botswana ranks 143rd and Lesotho ranks 144th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, female (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, female (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

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