Lesotho vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, secondary, male
Lesotho
2.53 years
in 2017
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2.92 years
in 2024
Lesotho rank
196th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
198th
School life expectancy, secondary, male over time
- Lesotho
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 2.92 years against 2.53 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.39 years.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 196th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 198th of 213 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5497 years | 1.08 years | 0.5279 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 0.8853 years | 1.61 years | 0.7218 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 1.22 years | 1.62 years | 0.4059 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 1.67 years | 2.08 years | 0.4059 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 2.46 years | 2.73 years | 0.2732 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, male, Lesotho or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.39 years, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do Lesotho and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Lesotho ranks 196th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 198th 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
February 2026 Data Release