ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) vs Lesotho: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
9.92 years
in 2019
Lesotho
10.72 years
in 2017
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank
138th
Lesotho rank
141st

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time

  • ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 10.72 years against 9.92 years in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), a difference of 0.8 years.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)'s.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 138th and Lesotho ranks 141st of 221 groups.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 7.09 years 8.95 years 1.86 years Lesotho
1980s 7.6 years 10.09 years 2.5 years Lesotho
1990s 7.9 years 9.33 years 1.43 years Lesotho
2000s 7.53 years 10.43 years 2.9 years Lesotho
2010s 9.36 years 10.99 years 1.63 years Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 10.72 years against 9.92 years in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) and Lesotho?
0.8 years, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) and Lesotho?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) and Lesotho rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 138th and Lesotho ranks 141st of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (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, primary and secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,518 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release