Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male was 89.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male in Lesotho, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male in Lesotho is 89.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male in Lesotho peaked at 89.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 2009.
That places Lesotho 19th out of 33 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 48.2% | — |
| 2009 | 47.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | +34.5% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | +19.5% |
| 2024 | 89.3% | +16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.9% | 47.6% | 48.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 64.1% | 76.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 89.3% | 89.3% | 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, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male in Lesotho?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male in Lesotho was 89.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 2009.
- How does Lesotho rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male?
- Lesotho ranks 19th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release