Lesotho vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Lesotho
95.3%
in 2017
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
86.2%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
59th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
61st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Lesotho
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 95.3% against 86.2% in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 9.1%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times WB: Sub-saharan Africa's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 59th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 61st of 190 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | WB: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.9% | 83.2% | 13.6% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 85.4% | 11.2% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 87.6% | 7.5% | 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Lesotho, at 95.3% against 86.2% in WB: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2017.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Lesotho and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 9.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do Lesotho and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Lesotho ranks 59th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 61st 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