Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Lesotho
Lesotho: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
World rank
21st
of 131 countries
All-time high
1.14 GPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.608 GPIA
in 1976
Years of data
5
1976β2024
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Lesotho, 1976β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.02 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
The figure is down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Lesotho peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.608 GPIA, in 1976.
Lesotho ranks 21st of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.608 GPIA | 0.608 GPIA | 0.608 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 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 1.02 GPIA 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 1.14 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.608 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Lesotho rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Lesotho ranks 21st out of 131 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 down 9.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release