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
020406080100187019452020

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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Lesotho vs Reunion: Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid, drawing on Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-population-15-years-and-older-with-no-education/lesotho/reunion/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-population-15-years-and-older-with-no-education/lesotho/reunion/">Lesotho vs Reunion: Share of population with no formal education</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of population with no formal education
Unit
%
Source
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.