Botswana vs Lesotho: Start of the academic school year
Botswana
2,025
in 2025
Lesotho
2,025
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st
Start of the academic school year over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2,025 against 2,025 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,974 | 1,974 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1,984 | 1,984 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1,994 | 1,994 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2,004 | 2,004 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2,014 | 2,014 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2,022 | 2,022 | 0.1667 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher start of the academic school year, Botswana or Lesotho?
- Botswana, at 2,025 against 2,025 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in start of the academic school year between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for start of the academic school year?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education). 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