Completion rate, primary education, female in Lesotho, Kingdom of
Lesotho, Kingdom of: Completion rate, primary education, female was 94.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, female in Lesotho, Kingdom of, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, female in Lesotho, Kingdom of stood at 94.8%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in Lesotho, Kingdom of peaked at 94.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.6%, in 2005.
That places Lesotho, Kingdom of 55th out of 90 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.4% | 63.6% | 79.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 78.2% | 91.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.8% | 94.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho, Kingdom of
- 52 Egypt, Arab Republic of 96.2% compare
- 53 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 95.3% compare
- 54 Suriname 95.1% compare
- 56 India 94.4% compare
- 57 El Salvador 94.1% compare
- 58 Bangladesh 93.0% compare
More education data for Lesotho, Kingdom of
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10,388 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.66 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 78.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Completion rate, primary education, female in Lesotho, Kingdom of was 94.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.6% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho, Kingdom of rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
- Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 55th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho, Kingdom of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release