Lesotho vs WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Lesotho
2.97 years
in 2017
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
2.84 years
in 2024
Lesotho rank
190th
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank
192nd

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Lesotho
  • WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 2.97 years against 2.84 years in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, a difference of 0.13 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 190th and WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 192nd of 214 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and WB: Pre-demographic Dividend in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho WB: Pre-demographic Dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6119 years 0.7346 years 0.1227 years WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
1980s 1.09 years 1.26 years 0.1672 years WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
1990s 1.44 years 1.28 years 0.1611 years Lesotho
2000s 1.89 years 1.73 years 0.1611 years Lesotho
2010s 2.88 years 2.48 years 0.4034 years Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Lesotho or WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
Lesotho, at 2.97 years against 2.84 years in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Lesotho and WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
0.13 years, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Lesotho and WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Lesotho ranks 190th and WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 192nd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, 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, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 16,501 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release