Gambia vs Lesotho: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female
Gambia
89.6%
in 2020
Lesotho
90.4%
in 2022
Gambia rank
121st
Lesotho rank
118th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female over time
- Gambia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 90.4% against 89.6% in Gambia, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 121st and Lesotho ranks 118th of 170 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.4% | 85.4% | 3.0% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 70.1% | 75.7% | 5.6% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 81.0% | 81.8% | 0.8% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 77.4% | 82.8% | 5.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 85.4% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female, Gambia or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 90.4% against 89.6% in Gambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female between Gambia and Lesotho?
- 0.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2015.
- How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female?
- Gambia ranks 121st and Lesotho ranks 118th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female (%). 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