Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 43.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Lesotho, 1996–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Lesotho stood at 43.4%.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Lesotho peaked at 46.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1996.
That places Lesotho 141st out of 182 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, upper secondary, both sexes in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 15.9% | — |
| 1998 | 16.4% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 29.3% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 44.9% | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 43.1% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 15.9% | 16.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 17.9% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 34.3% | 46.7% | 8 |
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More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8,532 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.84 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Lesotho?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Lesotho was 43.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1996.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Lesotho ranks 141st out of 182 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.1%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.