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

Gabon
12.19 years
in 2001
Lesotho
12.13 years
in 2017
Gabon rank
116th
Lesotho rank
118th

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

  • Gabon
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 12.19 years against 12.13 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.06 years.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 116th and Lesotho ranks 118th of 183 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 10.38 years 7.32 years 3.06 years Gabon
1980s 11.49 years 8.67 years 2.82 years Gabon
1990s 12.15 years 8.51 years 3.64 years Gabon
2000s 12.19 years 9.6 years 2.59 years Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Gabon or Lesotho?
Gabon, at 12.19 years against 12.13 years in Lesotho as of 2001.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Gabon and Lesotho?
0.06 years, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Lesotho?
16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2001.
How do Gabon and Lesotho rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Gabon ranks 116th 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.