Lesotho vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Lesotho
94.1%
in 2017
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
86.5%
in 2022
Lesotho rank
70th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
73rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Lesotho
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 94.1% against 86.5% in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 70th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 73rd of 188 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 | 99.4% | 93.4% | 6.0% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 98.3% | 90.1% | 8.2% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 87.9% | 6.6% | 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 94.1% against 86.5% 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?
- 7.6%, 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 70th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 73rd of 188 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, 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