Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Lesotho
Lesotho: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender was 1.24 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Lesotho, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Lesotho stood at 1.24 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Lesotho peaked at 1.56 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.24 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 1st out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.41 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 1.42 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.47 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.56 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 1.24 GPIA | -20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.42 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.51 GPIA | 1.47 GPIA | 1.56 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.24 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 1 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 80.18 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Lesotho?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Lesotho was 1.24 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender?
- Lesotho ranks 1st out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release