Lesotho vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Lesotho
10.61 years
in 2017
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
11.11 years
in 2024
Lesotho rank
148th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
151st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Lesotho
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 11.11 years against 10.61 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.5 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Lesotho ranks 148th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 151st of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.41 years | 7.58 years | 1.17 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 7.91 years | 8.39 years | 0.4791 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 8.21 years | 8.66 years | 0.4536 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 9.99 years | 8.77 years | 1.22 years | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 10.9 years | 10.14 years | 0.7606 years | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Lesotho or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 11.11 years against 10.61 years in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Lesotho and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.5 years, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do Lesotho and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Lesotho ranks 148th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 151st of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release