Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 74.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Lesotho, 1996–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 74.2% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2017. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Lesotho peaked at 74.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 1996.
Lesotho ranks 144th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 34.6% | — |
| 1998 | 35.2% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 35.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 35.0% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 37.0% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 39.3% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 44.7% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 47.6% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 55.7% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 59.7% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 65.6% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 71.3% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 73.7% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 70.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 69.8% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 70.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 74.2% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.1% | 34.6% | 35.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 35.0% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 69.8% | 74.2% | 8 |
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More education data for Lesotho
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58,179 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46,622 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21,586 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.37 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,735 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,653 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13,054 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.95 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Lesotho?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Lesotho was 74.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 1996.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Lesotho ranks 144th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.