Lesotho vs SDG: Small Island Developing States: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Lesotho
98.9%
in 2017
SDG: Small Island Developing States
98.4%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
153rd
SDG: Small Island Developing States rank
156th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Lesotho
- SDG: Small Island Developing States
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 98.9% against 98.4% in SDG: Small Island Developing States, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 153rd and SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 156th of 197 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | SDG: Small Island Developing States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.4% | 96.9% | 1.5% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.5% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 98.1% | 0.2% | 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: Small Island Developing States?
- Lesotho, at 98.9% against 98.4% in SDG: Small Island Developing States as of 2017.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Lesotho and SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- 0.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do Lesotho and SDG: Small Island Developing States rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Lesotho ranks 153rd and SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 156th of 197 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, female (%). 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