Lesotho vs SDG: Least Developed Countries: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Lesotho
97.6%
in 2017
SDG: Least Developed Countries
94.6%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
75th
SDG: Least Developed Countries rank
73rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Lesotho
- SDG: Least Developed Countries
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 97.6% against 94.6% in SDG: Least Developed Countries, a difference of 3.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was SDG: Least Developed Countries ahead.
Lesotho ranks 75th and SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 73rd of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and SDG: Least Developed Countries in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | SDG: Least Developed Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.1% | 94.1% | 4.0% | SDG: Least Developed Countries |
| 1980s | 93.8% | 93.9% | 0.1% | SDG: Least Developed Countries |
| 1990s | 98.0% | 94.7% | 3.3% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 95.9% | 1.9% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 95.6% | 1.6% | 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, Lesotho or SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Lesotho, at 97.6% against 94.6% in SDG: Least Developed Countries as of 2017.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Lesotho and SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- 3.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do Lesotho and SDG: Least Developed Countries rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Lesotho ranks 75th and SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 73rd of 217 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release