Bangladesh vs Lesotho: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Bangladesh
12.04 years
in 2018
Lesotho
12.13 years
in 2017
Bangladesh rank
121st
Lesotho rank
118th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 12.13 years against 12.04 years in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.09 years.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 121st and Lesotho ranks 118th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 5.23 years 7.52 years 2.29 years Lesotho
1980s 5.21 years 8.66 years 3.45 years Lesotho
1990s 5.83 years 8.65 years 2.82 years Lesotho
2000s 8.75 years 11.12 years 2.36 years Lesotho
2010s 11.6 years 12.13 years 0.5334 years Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Bangladesh or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 12.13 years against 12.04 years in Bangladesh as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Bangladesh and Lesotho?
0.09 years, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lesotho?
17 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2017.
How do Bangladesh and Lesotho rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 121st and Lesotho ranks 118th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.