GPE: Region 2 vs Lesotho: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
GPE: Region 2
86.2%
in 2024
Lesotho
95.3%
in 2017
GPE: Region 2 rank
59th
Lesotho rank
59th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- GPE: Region 2
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 95.3% against 86.2% in GPE: Region 2, a difference of 9.1%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times GPE: Region 2's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lesotho ahead.
GPE: Region 2 ranks 59th and Lesotho ranks 59th of 221 groups.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Region 2 | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.0% | 96.9% | 22.9% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 82.9% | 96.6% | 13.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 95.0% | 6.8% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, GPE: Region 2 or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 95.3% against 86.2% in GPE: Region 2 as of 2017.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between GPE: Region 2 and Lesotho?
- 9.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Region 2 and Lesotho?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do GPE: Region 2 and Lesotho rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 59th and Lesotho ranks 59th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). 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