Lesotho vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Lesotho
4.7%
in 2017
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
17.9%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
135th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
136th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Lesotho
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 17.9% against 4.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 13.2%.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 3.8 times Lesotho's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 135th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 136th of 168 countries.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 24.4% | 21.3% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 25.5% | 22.1% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 19.4% | 13.1% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
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: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 17.9% against 4.7% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Lesotho and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 13.2%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do Lesotho and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Lesotho ranks 135th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 136th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational 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