Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Lesotho
Lesotho: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth was 0.2209 WPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Lesotho, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Lesotho is 0.2209 WPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Lesotho peaked at 0.2209 WPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1215 WPIA, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 20th of 22 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1215 WPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.1688 WPIA | +39.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1736 WPIA | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1763 WPIA | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2209 WPIA | +25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1451 WPIA | 0.1215 WPIA | 0.1688 WPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.175 WPIA | 0.1736 WPIA | 0.1763 WPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.2209 WPIA | 0.2209 WPIA | 0.2209 WPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 wealth in Lesotho?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Lesotho was 0.2209 WPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2209 WPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1215 WPIA in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth?
- Lesotho ranks 20th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. 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, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release