Lesotho vs Reunion: Share of population with no formal education
Lesotho
7.3%
in 2020
Reunion
7.3%
in 2020
Lesotho rank
37th
Reunion rank
37th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Lesotho
- Reunion
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 7.3% against 7.3% in Reunion, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 37th and Reunion ranks 37th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 11 and Reunion in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Reunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.2% | 92.6% | 6.6% | Lesotho |
| 1880s | 98.1% | 88.3% | 9.8% | Lesotho |
| 1890s | 95.8% | 82.2% | 13.6% | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 92.3% | 71.8% | 20.5% | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 86.8% | 66.7% | 20.0% | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 78.7% | 64.6% | 14.1% | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 66.7% | 58.9% | 7.9% | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 55.2% | 56.8% | 1.6% | Reunion |
| 1950s | 41.2% | 52.2% | 11.0% | Reunion |
| 1960s | 31.0% | 39.8% | 8.8% | Reunion |
| 1970s | 26.2% | 26.6% | 0.4% | Reunion |
| 1980s | 22.4% | 16.9% | 5.4% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 18.2% | 10.6% | 7.7% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 6.4% | 5.8% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 6.4% | 2.4% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Lesotho or Reunion?
- Lesotho, at 7.3% against 7.3% in Reunion as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Lesotho and Reunion?
- 0.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Reunion?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Lesotho and Reunion rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Lesotho ranks 37th and Reunion ranks 37th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.