Lesotho vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Lesotho
95.3%
in 2017
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
86.2%
in 2022
Lesotho rank
59th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
58th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Lesotho
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 95.3% against 86.2% in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, a difference of 9.1%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 59th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 58th of 190 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.9% | 91.9% | 5.0% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 88.5% | 8.1% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 86.7% | 8.3% | 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, Lesotho or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Lesotho, at 95.3% against 86.2% in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa as of 2017.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Lesotho and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 9.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do Lesotho and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Lesotho ranks 59th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 58th of 190 countries.
- 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