Cameroon vs Lesotho: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
Cameroon
12.1 years
in 2016
Lesotho
12.13 years
in 2017
Cameroon rank
120th
Lesotho rank
118th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Cameroon
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 12.13 years against 12.1 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lesotho ahead.
Cameroon ranks 120th 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 | Cameroon | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.61 years | 7.13 years | 0.5152 years | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 7.65 years | 8.62 years | 0.9716 years | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 7.77 years | 8.65 years | 0.8802 years | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 8.19 years | 10.24 years | 2.05 years | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 11.73 years | 12.04 years | 0.3048 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, Cameroon or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 12.13 years against 12.1 years in Cameroon as of 2017.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 0.03 years, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
- How do Cameroon and Lesotho rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Cameroon ranks 120th 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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About this data
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.