Which has higher population by level of education, Lesotho or Liberia?

Liberia, at 705,700 people against 635,500 people in Lesotho as of 2100.

What is the difference in population by level of education between Lesotho and Liberia?

70,200 people, with Liberia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Liberia?

31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Liberia: Population by level of education

Lesotho

635,500 people

in 2100

Liberia

705,700 people

in 2100

Lesotho rank

150th

Liberia rank

148th

Population by level of education over time

Lesotho
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 705,700 people against 635,500 people in Lesotho, a difference of 70,200 people.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 150th and Liberia ranks 148th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 14 and Liberia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,150 people	850 people	1,300 people	Lesotho
1960s	4,650 people	2,500 people	2,150 people	Lesotho
1970s	10,550 people	6,200 people	4,350 people	Lesotho
1980s	19,500 people	13,400 people	6,100 people	Lesotho
1990s	33,200 people	19,350 people	13,850 people	Lesotho
2000s	50,750 people	27,100 people	23,650 people	Lesotho
2010s	89,050 people	34,050 people	55,000 people	Lesotho
2020s	123,250 people	42,450 people	80,800 people	Lesotho
2030s	179,550 people	68,500 people	111,050 people	Lesotho
2040s	251,350 people	112,650 people	138,700 people	Lesotho
2050s	328,300 people	176,550 people	151,750 people	Lesotho
2060s	401,700 people	263,300 people	138,400 people	Lesotho
2070s	473,150 people	366,800 people	106,350 people	Lesotho
2080s	538,200 people	482,450 people	55,750 people	Lesotho
2090s	594,700 people	607,750 people	13,050 people	Liberia
2100s	635,500 people	705,700 people	70,200 people	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Lesotho or Liberia?: Liberia, at 705,700 people against 635,500 people in Lesotho as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Lesotho and Liberia?: 70,200 people, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Liberia?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Lesotho and Liberia rank globally for population by level of education?: Lesotho ranks 150th and Liberia ranks 148th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population by level of education
Unit: people
Source: Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.