Lesotho vs Uganda: Average years of schooling
Lesotho
6.01 years
in 2020
Uganda
5.73 years
in 2020
Lesotho rank
125th
Uganda rank
128th
Average years of schooling over time
- Lesotho
- Uganda
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 6.01 years against 5.73 years in Uganda, a difference of 0.28 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Uganda ahead.
Lesotho ranks 125th and Uganda ranks 128th of 162 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Uganda | 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 | 0.1 years | 0.4383 years | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 1.09 years | 0.31 years | 0.7751 years | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 1.46 years | 0.5825 years | 0.8769 years | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 2.3 years | 0.9949 years | 1.3 years | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 2.72 years | 1.3 years | 1.42 years | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 3.27 years | 1.92 years | 1.36 years | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 3.91 years | 2.28 years | 1.63 years | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 4.63 years | 2.82 years | 1.8 years | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 6.09 years | 3.66 years | 2.43 years | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 6.36 years | 5.19 years | 1.17 years | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 6.01 years | 5.73 years | 0.2792 years | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Lesotho or Uganda?
- Lesotho, at 6.01 years against 5.73 years in Uganda as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Lesotho and Uganda?
- 0.28 years, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Uganda?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Lesotho and Uganda rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Lesotho ranks 125th and Uganda ranks 128th 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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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.