Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female was 96.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in Lesotho, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 96.9% for completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in Lesotho peaked at 96.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 15th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 55.5% | — |
| 2009 | 68.1% | +22.7% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 96.9% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.8% | 55.5% | 68.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 81.6% | 91.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.9% | 96.9% | 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, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in Lesotho?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in Lesotho was 96.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female?
- Lesotho ranks 15th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release