Lesotho vs Uruguay: Population by level of education

Lesotho
635,500 people
in 2100
Uruguay
711,300 people
in 2100
Lesotho rank
150th
Uruguay rank
147th

Population by level of education over time

  • Lesotho
  • Uruguay
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k195020252100

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 711,300 people against 635,500 people in Lesotho, a difference of 75,800 people.

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

Across all 31 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 150th and Uruguay ranks 147th of 200 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 2,150 people 7,400 people 5,250 people Uruguay
1960s 4,650 people 23,450 people 18,800 people Uruguay
1970s 10,550 people 52,150 people 41,600 people Uruguay
1980s 19,500 people 93,050 people 73,550 people Uruguay
1990s 33,200 people 147,300 people 114,100 people Uruguay
2000s 50,750 people 204,800 people 154,050 people Uruguay
2010s 89,050 people 258,850 people 169,800 people Uruguay
2020s 123,250 people 311,250 people 188,000 people Uruguay
2030s 179,550 people 384,300 people 204,750 people Uruguay
2040s 251,350 people 458,650 people 207,300 people Uruguay
2050s 328,300 people 518,000 people 189,700 people Uruguay
2060s 401,700 people 570,300 people 168,600 people Uruguay
2070s 473,150 people 619,200 people 146,050 people Uruguay
2080s 538,200 people 660,450 people 122,250 people Uruguay
2090s 594,700 people 692,750 people 98,050 people Uruguay
2100s 635,500 people 711,300 people 75,800 people Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Lesotho or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 711,300 people against 635,500 people in Lesotho as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Lesotho and Uruguay?
75,800 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Uruguay?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Lesotho and Uruguay rank globally for population by level of education?
Lesotho ranks 150th and Uruguay ranks 147th 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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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

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.