Lesotho vs SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Lesotho
98.9%
in 2017
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
97.9%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
150th
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
151st
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Lesotho
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 98.9% against 97.9% in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 150th and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 151st of 198 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.0% | 97.7% | 1.3% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 97.7% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.0% | 0.7% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in, Lesotho or SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Lesotho, at 98.9% against 97.9% in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Lesotho and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 1.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do Lesotho and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Lesotho ranks 150th and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 151st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). 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