ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) vs Lesotho: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
9.75 years
in 2024
Lesotho
10.44 years
in 2017
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank
149th
Lesotho rank
152nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 10.44 years against 9.75 years in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), a difference of 0.69 years.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 149th and Lesotho ranks 152nd of 221 groups.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.34 years | 7.52 years | 0.1749 years | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 8.11 years | 8.92 years | 0.8123 years | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 8.19 years | 8.71 years | 0.5188 years | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 8.86 years | 10.25 years | 1.39 years | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 9.23 years | 10.72 years | 1.49 years | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 10.44 years against 9.75 years in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) as of 2017.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Lesotho?
- 0.69 years, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Lesotho?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Lesotho rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 149th and Lesotho ranks 152nd of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, 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
February 2026 Data Release