Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 84.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lesotho, 1996–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lesotho is 84.3%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lesotho peaked at 85.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 135th out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 41.0% | — |
| 1998 | 42.4% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 40.8% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 40.0% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 41.8% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 44.6% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 46.3% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 64.4% | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 69.1% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 76.7% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 83.1% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 84.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 80.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.4% | 40.8% | 42.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 54.3% | 40.0% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 80.0% | 85.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 132 Puerto Rico 85.5% compare
- 133 Paraguay 85.5% compare
- 134 Moldova 84.8% compare
- 136 Cayman Islands 83.7% compare
- 137 Turks and Caicos Islands 82.6% compare
- 138 Sierra Leone 81.1% 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 gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lesotho?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lesotho was 84.3% 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 85.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Lesotho ranks 135th out of 188 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 31.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.