Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 63.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Lesotho, 1996–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Lesotho is 63.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Lesotho peaked at 63.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 1998.
That places Lesotho 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 28.2% | — |
| 1998 | 28.0% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 30.2% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 32.2% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 35.7% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 41.4% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 42.9% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 47.1% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 59.4% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 59.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 63.9% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 28.0% | 30.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 30.0% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 59.4% | 63.9% | 8 |
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More education data for Lesotho
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Lesotho?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Lesotho was 63.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Lesotho ranks 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.