Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Lesotho
Lesotho: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.39 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.39 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
1st
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.43 modelled data
in 2019
All-time low
1.3 modelled data
in 2000
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Lesotho, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Lesotho is 1.39 modelled data, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Lesotho peaked at 1.43 modelled data in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.3 modelled data, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 1st of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.31 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 1.32 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.32 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.33 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.33 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.33 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.32 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.33 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.32 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.32 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.32 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.31 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.31 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.31 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.31 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.31 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.32 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.31 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.3 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.3 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.31 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.32 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.33 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.34 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.36 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.36 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.36 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.35 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.35 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.36 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.37 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.39 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.4 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.41 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.42 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.42 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.42 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.43 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.43 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.43 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.42 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.42 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.4 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.4 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 1.39 modelled data | -0.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.39 modelled data is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 modelled data, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.39 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 modelled data, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.32 modelled data | 1.31 modelled data | 1.33 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.31 modelled data | 1.3 modelled data | 1.32 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 modelled data | 1.3 modelled data | 1.36 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 modelled data | 1.36 modelled data | 1.43 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 modelled data | 1.39 modelled data | 1.43 modelled data | 6 |
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 completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Lesotho?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Lesotho was 1.39 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 modelled data in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 modelled data in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Lesotho ranks 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release