Lesotho vs Zambia: Share of the population with tertiary education
Lesotho
1.1%
in 2020
Zambia
1.0%
in 2020
Lesotho rank
106th
Zambia rank
107th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Lesotho
- Zambia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Zambia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Zambia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 106th and Zambia ranks 107th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 2.1% | 0.4% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Lesotho or Zambia?
- Lesotho, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Zambia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Lesotho and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Lesotho ranks 106th and Zambia ranks 107th 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 the population with tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.