Ghana vs Lesotho: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Ghana
11.9 years
in 2019
Lesotho
11.73 years
in 2017
Ghana rank
120th
Lesotho rank
122nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Ghana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 11.9 years against 11.73 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.17 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 120th and Lesotho ranks 122nd of 175 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.25 years | 6.07 years | 1.19 years | Ghana |
| 1980s | 8.04 years | 7.32 years | 0.7115 years | Ghana |
| 1990s | 8.02 years | 8.13 years | 0.116 years | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 8.34 years | 10.04 years | 1.7 years | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 11.59 years | 11.63 years | 0.0411 years | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Ghana or Lesotho?
- Ghana, at 11.9 years against 11.73 years in Lesotho as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Ghana and Lesotho?
- 0.17 years, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lesotho?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2017.
- How do Ghana and Lesotho rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Ghana ranks 120th and Lesotho ranks 122nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.