Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Lesotho
Lesotho: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 36.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Lesotho, 1976–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 36.7% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Lesotho peaked at 36.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1976.
Lesotho ranks 114th of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6.0% | — |
| 2006 | 23.5% | +292.8% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | +41.1% |
| 2024 | 36.7% | +31.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 19.8% | 23.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 27.9% | 27.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 36.7% | 36.7% | 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 educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Lesotho?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Lesotho was 36.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1976.
- How does Lesotho rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Lesotho ranks 114th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.