Lesotho vs SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Lesotho
97.6%
in 2017
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
94.4%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
75th
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
78th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Lesotho
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 97.6% against 94.4% in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 3.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
Lesotho ranks 75th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 78th of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.1% | 92.4% | 2.3% | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 93.8% | 92.4% | 1.4% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 98.0% | 93.4% | 4.7% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 94.1% | 3.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 94.5% | 2.7% | 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: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Lesotho, at 97.6% against 94.4% in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2017.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Lesotho and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 3.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do Lesotho and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Lesotho ranks 75th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 78th 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