Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 42,601 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Lesotho, 1996–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 42,601 for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Lesotho peaked at 42,601 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21,536, in 1996.
Lesotho ranks 137th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 21,536 | — |
| 1998 | 22,038 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 23,869 | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 23,800 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 25,400 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 26,504 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 27,389 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 29,354 | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 30,399 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 30,774 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 33,113 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 39,399 | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 40,827 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 40,390 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 39,979 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 39,838 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 39,980 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 42,601 | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,481 | 21,536 | 23,869 | 3 |
| 2000s | 28,342 | 23,800 | 33,113 | 8 |
| 2010s | 40,431 | 39,399 | 42,601 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 134 Jamaica 54,535 compare
- 135 Timor-Leste 43,668 compare
- 136 Puerto Rico 43,563 compare
- 138 North Macedonia 41,651 compare
- 139 Qatar 40,328 compare
- 140 Singapore 39,881 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 enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Lesotho?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Lesotho was 42,601 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 42,601 in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,536 in 1996.
- How does Lesotho rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
- Lesotho ranks 137th out of 199 countries with data for 2017.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. 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 Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release