Lesotho vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Lesotho
11.44 years
in 2017
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
11.61 years
in 2024
Lesotho rank
137th
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
136th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Lesotho
  • WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 11.61 years against 11.44 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.17 years.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 137th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 136th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1980s 10.21 years 6.93 years 3.28 years Lesotho
1990s 9.59 years 7.15 years 2.45 years Lesotho
2000s 10.37 years 8.2 years 2.17 years Lesotho
2010s 11.7 years 10.6 years 1.1 years Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Lesotho or WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), at 11.61 years against 11.44 years in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Lesotho and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
0.17 years, with WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
How do Lesotho and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Lesotho ranks 137th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 136th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release