Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 35.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Lesotho, 1996–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 35.7% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2017.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Lesotho peaked at 39.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 1996.
Lesotho ranks 157th of 182 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, upper secondary, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 13.8% | — |
| 1998 | 14.4% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 32.7% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 39.9% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 34.6% | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 13.8% | 15.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 16.5% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 29.2% | 39.9% | 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, upper secondary, male in Lesotho?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Lesotho was 35.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 1996.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Lesotho ranks 157th out of 182 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary education age.