Eswatini vs Lesotho: Literate and illiterate world population

Eswatini

9.2%

in 2022

Lesotho

9.6%

in 2024

Eswatini rank

56th

Lesotho rank

55th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Lesotho currently reports 9.6% against 9.2% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.3%.

Globally, Eswatini ranks 56th and Lesotho ranks 55th of 128 countries.

Indicator: Literate and illiterate world population
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,272 data points, 1475–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Share of adults who cannot read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.