ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) vs Lesotho: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
94.6%
in 2024
Lesotho
97.6%
in 2017
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
75th
Lesotho rank
75th

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time

  • ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 97.6% against 94.6% in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), a difference of 3.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 75th and Lesotho ranks 75th of 221 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 93.3% 90.1% 3.2% ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1980s 92.8% 93.8% 1.0% Lesotho
1990s 93.6% 98.0% 4.5% Lesotho
2000s 94.3% 97.8% 3.5% Lesotho
2010s 94.7% 97.2% 2.6% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 97.6% against 94.6% in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) as of 2017.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Lesotho?
3.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Lesotho?
46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Lesotho rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 75th and Lesotho ranks 75th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in 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

Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
438 places, 18,351 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release