Which has higher average years of schooling, Lesotho or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 6.22 years against 6.01 years in Lesotho as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.21 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?

15 years are reported by both, from 1950 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 Sao Tome and Principe: Average years of schooling

Lesotho

6.01 years

in 2020

Sao Tome and Principe

6.22 years

in 2020

Lesotho rank

125th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

122nd

Average years of schooling over time

Lesotho
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6.22 years against 6.01 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.21 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 125th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 122nd of 162 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 7 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.3 years	0.12 years	2.18 years	Lesotho
1960s	2.72 years	0.2887 years	2.43 years	Lesotho
1970s	3.27 years	0.8135 years	2.46 years	Lesotho
1980s	3.91 years	2.11 years	1.79 years	Lesotho
1990s	4.63 years	3.6 years	1.02 years	Lesotho
2000s	6.09 years	4.24 years	1.84 years	Lesotho
2010s	6.36 years	4.98 years	1.38 years	Lesotho
2020s	6.01 years	6.22 years	0.2054 years	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Lesotho or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 6.22 years against 6.01 years in Lesotho as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.21 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for average years of schooling?: Lesotho ranks 125th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 122nd 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.