Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Lesotho, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 73.0% for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Lesotho peaked at 73.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 2005.
That places Lesotho 25th out of 39 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.3% | — |
| 2009 | 43.5% | +23.4% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | +68.4% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | +18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 35.3% | 43.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 36.6% | 61.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 73.0% | 73.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Lesotho?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Lesotho was 73.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female?
- Lesotho ranks 25th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.5%. 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, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release