Which has higher average years of schooling, Lesotho or Morocco?

Lesotho, at 6.01 years against 5.92 years in Morocco as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Lesotho and Morocco?

0.09 years, with Lesotho ahead.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Morocco: Average years of schooling

Lesotho

6.01 years

in 2020

Morocco

5.92 years

in 2020

Lesotho rank

125th

Morocco rank

126th

Average years of schooling over time

Lesotho
Morocco

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 6.01 years against 5.92 years in Morocco, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Morocco ahead.

Lesotho ranks 125th and Morocco ranks 126th of 162 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.1 years	0.1 years	0 years	—
1880s	0.1 years	0.1 years	0 years	—
1890s	0.1262 years	0.1 years	0.0262 years	Lesotho
1900s	0.2523 years	0.1 years	0.1523 years	Lesotho
1910s	0.5383 years	0.15 years	0.3883 years	Lesotho
1920s	1.09 years	0.2325 years	0.8526 years	Lesotho
1930s	1.46 years	0.3048 years	1.15 years	Lesotho
1950s	2.3 years	0.4542 years	1.84 years	Lesotho
1960s	2.72 years	0.7159 years	2.01 years	Lesotho
1970s	3.27 years	1.16 years	2.11 years	Lesotho
1980s	3.91 years	1.81 years	2.09 years	Lesotho
1990s	4.63 years	2.87 years	1.76 years	Lesotho
2000s	6.09 years	3.85 years	2.24 years	Lesotho
2010s	6.36 years	4.71 years	1.64 years	Lesotho
2020s	6.01 years	5.92 years	0.0942 years	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Lesotho or Morocco?: Lesotho, at 6.01 years against 5.92 years in Morocco as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Lesotho and Morocco?: 0.09 years, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Morocco?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Lesotho and Morocco rank globally for average years of schooling?: Lesotho ranks 125th and Morocco ranks 126th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Average years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.