End month of the academic school year in Lesotho
Lesotho: End month of the academic school year was 12 tertiary education in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
12 tertiary education
World rank
1st
of 206 countries
All-time high
12 tertiary education
in 2013
All-time low
5 tertiary education
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2022
End month of the academic school year in Lesotho, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 12 tertiary education for end month of the academic school year in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 140.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, end month of the academic school year in Lesotho peaked at 12 tertiary education in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5 tertiary education, in 1998.
That places Lesotho 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
End month of the academic school year in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 tertiary education | — |
| 1999 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 tertiary education | +140.0% |
| 2014 | 12 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.25 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 12 tertiary education | 8 |
| 2020s | 12 tertiary education | 12 tertiary education | 12 tertiary education | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 1 Afghanistan 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Argentina 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Australia 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Bolivia 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Brazil 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Chile 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Cook Islands 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Colombia 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Costa Rica 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Ecuador 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Guatemala 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Honduras 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Kiribati 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 South Korea 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Sri Lanka 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Maldives 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Montenegro 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Mozambique 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Malaysia 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Namibia 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Nicaragua 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Niue 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Nauru 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 New Zealand 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Panama 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Peru 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Papua New Guinea 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Paraguay 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 El Salvador 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Seychelles 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Tokelau 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 East Timor 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Tonga 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Uruguay 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Vanuatu 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Samoa 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 South Africa 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Zambia 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Zimbabwe 12 tertiary education compare
- 4 Anguilla 7 tertiary education compare
- 4 Montserrat 7 tertiary education compare
More education data for Lesotho
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth -0.0496 % change on previous year (2018)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is end month of the academic school year in Lesotho?
- End month of the academic school year in Lesotho was 12 tertiary education in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest end month of the academic school year recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 12 tertiary education in 2013.
- What is the lowest end month of the academic school year recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 tertiary education in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for end month of the academic school year?
- Lesotho ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is end month of the academic school year rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.0%. 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 End month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release