Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Lesotho
Lesotho: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
World rank
22nd
of 132 countries
All-time high
1.14 GPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.608 GPIA
in 1976
Years of data
5
1976–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Lesotho, 1976–2024
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 22nd of 132 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.608 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 1.14 GPIA | +88.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.13 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | -9.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.02 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7489 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.02 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5856 GPIA, 1.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
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
- 19 Cook Islands 1.03 GPIA compare
- 20 Mongolia 1.03 GPIA compare
- 21 Puerto Rico 1.02 GPIA compare
- 23 Cayman Islands 1.02 GPIA compare
- 24 Fiji 1.01 GPIA compare
- 25 Ireland 1.01 GPIA compare
More education data for Lesotho
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 68.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 67.83 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,672 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 30,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,924 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,698 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 136,497 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 309,480 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8093 % change on previous year (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 22nd 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 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