Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Lesotho
Lesotho: Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both was 77.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Lesotho, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Lesotho stood at 77.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 157.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Lesotho peaked at 77.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 32nd of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 26.8% | — |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +38.9% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | -19.5% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | +101.3% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | +27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.0% | 26.8% | 37.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 30.0% | 60.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 77.3% | 77.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth -0.0496 % change on previous year (2018)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Lesotho?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Lesotho was 77.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both?
- Lesotho ranks 32nd out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.6%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release