ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) vs Lesotho: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
9.26 years
in 2024
Lesotho
10.17 years
in 2017
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank
166th
Lesotho rank
164th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time

  • ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 10.17 years against 9.26 years in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), a difference of 0.91 years.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 166th and Lesotho ranks 164th of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 5.9 years 6.28 years 0.3787 years Lesotho
1980s 7.21 years 7.76 years 0.5436 years Lesotho
1990s 7.01 years 8.07 years 1.06 years Lesotho
2000s 8.23 years 10.08 years 1.84 years Lesotho
2010s 9.13 years 10.45 years 1.32 years Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 10.17 years against 9.26 years in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Lesotho?
0.91 years, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Lesotho?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Lesotho rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 166th and Lesotho ranks 164th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,514 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release