Lesotho vs SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both)

Lesotho
5.69 years
in 2024
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
5.68 years
in 2024
Lesotho rank
131st
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank
131st

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) over time

  • Lesotho
  • SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 5.69 years against 5.68 years in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, a difference of 0.01 years.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 131st and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 131st of 218 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries Difference Ahead
1970s 6.96 years 3.21 years 3.75 years Lesotho
1980s 7.83 years 3.86 years 3.97 years Lesotho
1990s 7.27 years 4.11 years 3.16 years Lesotho
2000s 8.36 years 5.47 years 2.9 years Lesotho
2010s 7.61 years 6.01 years 1.6 years Lesotho
2020s 5.96 years 5.8 years 0.1593 years Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Lesotho or SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
Lesotho, at 5.69 years against 5.68 years in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Lesotho and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
0.01 years, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Lesotho ranks 131st and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 131st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
439 places, 17,962 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release