Lesotho vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Lesotho
0.8366 years
in 2022
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
0.7297 years
in 2024
Lesotho rank
173rd
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
173rd

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

  • Lesotho
  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
0.20.40.60.811.2197319982024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.8366 years against 0.7297 years in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1069 years.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 173rd and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 173rd of 213 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6537 years 0.3006 years 0.3531 years Lesotho
2000s 0.7939 years 0.3617 years 0.4322 years Lesotho
2010s 1.02 years 0.6091 years 0.4142 years Lesotho
2020s 0.8418 years 0.6722 years 0.1696 years Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Lesotho or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
Lesotho, at 0.8366 years against 0.7297 years in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Lesotho and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.1069 years, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Lesotho ranks 173rd and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 173rd of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release