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
020406080100199720092022

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

Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
411 places, 9,820 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release