Lesotho vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Lesotho
98.9%
in 2017
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
98.4%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
153rd
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
153rd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Lesotho
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 98.9% against 98.4% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 153rd and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 153rd of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.4% | 98.4% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 98.4% | 0.7% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 98.6% | 0.3% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Lesotho, at 98.9% against 98.4% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa as of 2017.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Lesotho and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 0.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do Lesotho and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Lesotho ranks 153rd and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 153rd 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