Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 79.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lesotho, 1996–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 79.1% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2017.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lesotho peaked at 80.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 156th of 199 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, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 41.7% | — |
| 1998 | 43.0% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 41.3% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 40.2% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 41.2% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 43.0% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 74.5% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 80.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 78.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 79.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 77.6% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.0% | 41.3% | 43.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 40.2% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 77.6% | 80.4% | 8 |
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More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lesotho?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lesotho was 79.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Lesotho ranks 156th out of 199 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release