Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official … location in Lesotho
Lesotho: Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official … location was 0.8906 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.8906 LPIA
World rank
25th
of 42 countries
All-time high
0.9508 LPIA
in 2005
All-time low
0.8512 LPIA
in 2009
Years of data
5
2005–2023
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Lesotho, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Lesotho stood at 0.8906 LPIA.
The figure is down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Lesotho peaked at 0.9508 LPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.8512 LPIA, in 2009.
Lesotho ranks 25th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official … location in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.9508 LPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.8512 LPIA | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9325 LPIA | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9351 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8906 LPIA | -4.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.8906 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8906 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.8906 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7806 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.901 LPIA | 0.8512 LPIA | 0.9508 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9338 LPIA | 0.9325 LPIA | 0.9351 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.8906 LPIA | 0.8906 LPIA | 0.8906 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 68.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 67.83 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,672 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 30,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,924 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,698 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 136,497 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 309,480 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8093 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Lesotho?
- Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Lesotho was 0.8906 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9508 LPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8512 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Lesotho rank for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary?
- Lesotho ranks 25th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release