Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female was 35.3% in 2024. β Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Lesotho, 2005β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 35.3% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 381.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Lesotho peaked at 35.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2014.
That places Lesotho 55th out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 11.7% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 7.3% | 27.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 35.3% | 35.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Lesotho?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female in Lesotho was 35.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2014.
- How does Lesotho rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female?
- Lesotho ranks 55th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 381.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release