Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Lesotho
Lesotho: Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary was 89.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Lesotho, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Lesotho stood at 89.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Lesotho peaked at 89.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 16th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 48.5% | — |
| 2009 | 58.9% | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | +41.6% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 89.5% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.7% | 48.5% | 58.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 83.4% | 84.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 89.5% | 89.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.37 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,735 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,653 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13,054 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.95 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8,532 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.84 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 89.5% 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 89.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary?
- Lesotho ranks 16th out of 43 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 up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release