Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Lesotho
Lesotho: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 72.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Lesotho, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 72.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 661.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Lesotho peaked at 72.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2014.
That places Lesotho 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.1% | — |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -41.4% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | +402.4% |
| 2024 | 72.8% | +51.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 16.3% | 18.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 9.6% | 48.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 72.8% | 72.8% | 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, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Lesotho?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Lesotho was 72.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2014.
- How does Lesotho rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- Lesotho ranks 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 661.6%. 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, urban, fourth quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release