Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 7.73 in 2023. β² Rising
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Lesotho, 1990β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Lesotho stood at 7.73. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Lesotho peaked at 7.73 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.11, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 129th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5 | 4.11 | 4.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.59 | 5 | 6.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.61 | 5.87 | 7.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.68 | 7.54 | 7.73 | 4 |
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More education data for Lesotho
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10,388 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Lesotho?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Lesotho was 7.73 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 7.73 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.11 in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 129th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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