Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Lesotho
Lesotho: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 36.7% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Lesotho, 1976β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 36.7% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 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.
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
- 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 educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Lesotho?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Lesotho was 36.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1976.
- How does Lesotho rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Lesotho ranks 114th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release