Lesotho vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, secondary, male

Lesotho
2.53 years
in 2017
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2.92 years
in 2024
Lesotho rank
196th
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
194th

School life expectancy, secondary, male over time

  • Lesotho
  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 2.92 years against 2.53 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.39 years.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 196th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 194th of 213 countries.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5497 years 1.08 years 0.528 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 0.8853 years 1.61 years 0.7217 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 1.22 years 1.62 years 0.4057 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 1.67 years 2.08 years 0.4059 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 2.46 years 2.73 years 0.2732 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, male, Lesotho or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 2.92 years against 2.53 years in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, male between Lesotho and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.39 years, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Lesotho and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Lesotho ranks 196th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 194th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,674 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release