Duration of compulsory education in Lesotho, Kingdom of
Lesotho, Kingdom of: Duration of compulsory education was 7 years in 2025. β¬ Flat
Duration of compulsory education in Lesotho, Kingdom of, 2010β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of compulsory education in Lesotho, Kingdom of is 7 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Lesotho, Kingdom of peaked at 7 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 2010.
Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 168th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
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More education data for Lesotho, Kingdom of
- 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 duration of compulsory education in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Duration of compulsory education in Lesotho, Kingdom of was 7 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 2010.
- How does Lesotho, Kingdom of rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 168th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho, Kingdom of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release