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
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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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.