Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Lesotho
Lesotho: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile was 74.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Lesotho, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Lesotho stood at 74.7%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 192.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Lesotho peaked at 74.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2005.
That places Lesotho 20th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.2% | — |
| 2009 | 30.7% | +68.9% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 74.7% | +195.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.4% | 18.2% | 30.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 25.3% | 25.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 74.7% | 74.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.37 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,735 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,653 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13,054 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.95 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8,532 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.84 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Lesotho?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Lesotho was 74.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile?
- Lesotho ranks 20th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, fourth quintile rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, fourth quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release