Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male was 99.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Lesotho, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 99.4% for completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Lesotho peaked at 99.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 13th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 81.3% | — |
| 2009 | 90.8% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 81.9% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | +17.0% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.0% | 81.3% | 90.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 81.9% | 95.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 309,480 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8093 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1324 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 309,480 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8093 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1324 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 150,993 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Lesotho?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Lesotho was 99.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male?
- Lesotho ranks 13th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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, richest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release