What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per capita between Lesotho and Zambia?

0.0018 units per person, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?

18 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1994.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Zambia: Secondary education, pupils, per capita

Lesotho

0.0633 units per person

in 2017

Zambia

0.0651 units per person

in 2024

Lesotho rank

161st

Zambia rank

158th

Secondary education, pupils, per capita over time

Lesotho
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0651 units per person against 0.0633 units per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0018 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 161st and Zambia ranks 158th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0132 units per person	0.0153 units per person	0.0021 units per person	Zambia
1980s	0.0223 units per person	0.0202 units per person	0.0021 units per person	Lesotho
1990s	0.0295 units per person	0.0244 units per person	0.0052 units per person	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per capita, Lesotho or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.0651 units per person against 0.0633 units per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per capita between Lesotho and Zambia?: 0.0018 units per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1994.
How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per capita?: Lesotho ranks 161st and Zambia ranks 158th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.