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  2. History of Lesotho - Wikipedia

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    The history of people living in the area now known as Lesotho ( / ləˈsuːtuː, - ˈsoʊtoʊ / [ 1][ 2]) goes back as many as 400 years. Present Lesotho (then called Basotholand) emerged as a single polity under King Moshoeshoe I in 1822. Under Moshoeshoe I, Basotho joined other clans in their struggle against the Lifaqane associated with ...

  3. Education in Lesotho - Wikipedia

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    Lesotho spends a higher proportion of its GDP (13%) on education than any other country in the world [4] and an average child in Lesotho can expect to spend 10 years of their life in education. [5] Education is compulsory only between the ages of 6 and 13. [6] Secondary school education is non-compulsory, and as of 2005 was attended by 24.0% of ...

  4. Desmond Tutu - Wikipedia

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    Desmond Tutu (7 October 1931 – 26 December 2021) was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first Black African to hold the position.

  5. History of education - Wikipedia

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    Education was a process that involved three steps, first was Shravana (hearing) which is the acquisition of knowledge by listening to the Shrutis. The second is Manana (reflection) wherein the students think, analyze and make inferences. Third, is Nididhyāsana in which the students apply the knowledge in their real life.

  6. History of Eswatini - Wikipedia

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    History of Eswatini. Artifacts indicating human activity dating back to the early Stone Age have been found in the Kingdom of Eswatini. The earliest known inhabitants of the region were Khoisan hunter-gatherers. Later, the population became predominantly Nguni during and after the great Bantu migrations.

  7. Lesotho - Wikipedia

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    Lesotho ( / lɪˈsuːtuː / ⓘ lih-SOO-too, [6] [7] Sotho pronunciation: [lɪˈsʊːtʰʊ] ), formally the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. As an enclave of South Africa, with which it shares a 1,106 km (687 mi) border, [8] it is the only sovereign enclave in the world outside of the Italian Peninsula.

  8. Education in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    Basic Education in South Africa takes place in primary and secondary level from Grade 1 (6 - 7-year-olds) to Grade 12 (18 - 20-year-olds). Students who succeed in the year 12 graduate with a matriculation certificate, which enables them to transition to tertiary level education. [ 12]

  9. Does the American education system really lag behind other ...

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    Numeradeanalyzed data from the OECDto see how the U.S. compares with the rest of the world in its academic performance. On the most recent PISA test in 2022, the U.S. ranked 20th out of 81 ...