Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Lesotho
Lesotho: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 91.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Lesotho, 1970–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 91.2% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in 2016. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Lesotho peaked at 91.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 1999.
That places Lesotho 128th out of 183 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 59.1% | — |
| 1971 | 55.3% | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 55.9% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 56.2% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 63.8% | +13.6% |
| 1976 | 64.2% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 64.9% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 58.4% | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 59.4% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 59.5% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 59.6% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 63.4% | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 62.8% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 63.6% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 65.7% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 65.4% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 66.5% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 67.3% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 66.4% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 65.1% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 66.3% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 66.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 64.0% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 64.9% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 63.9% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 64.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 57.3% | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 54.5% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 74.7% | +37.1% |
| 2001 | 76.5% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 79.2% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 81.9% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 82.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 84.1% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 86.4% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 84.9% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 87.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 87.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.7% | 55.3% | 64.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 64.0% | 59.5% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.9% | 54.5% | 66.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 82.4% | 74.7% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 86.9% | 91.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1324 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 309,480 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8093 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Lesotho?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Lesotho was 91.2% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Lesotho ranks 128th out of 183 countries with data for 2016.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.