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

Gibraltar
12.12 years
in 2009
Lesotho
12.13 years
in 2017
Gibraltar rank
119th
Lesotho rank
118th

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

  • Gibraltar
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 12.13 years against 12.12 years in Gibraltar, a difference of 0.01 years.

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

Gibraltar ranks 119th and Lesotho ranks 118th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gibraltar Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 10.08 years 7.32 years 2.76 years Gibraltar
1980s 9.89 years 8.47 years 1.42 years Gibraltar
1990s 10.89 years 8.51 years 2.38 years Gibraltar
2000s 11.57 years 9.47 years 2.11 years Gibraltar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Gibraltar or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 12.13 years against 12.12 years in Gibraltar as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Gibraltar and Lesotho?
0.01 years, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Lesotho?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2001.
How do Gibraltar and Lesotho rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Gibraltar ranks 119th 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

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.