Lower secondary completion rate, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 54.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Lesotho, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 54.6% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Lesotho peaked at 57.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1972.
That places Lesotho 146th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 6.6% | — |
| 1973 | 12.5% | +88.2% |
| 1986 | 21.6% | +72.8% |
| 1987 | 22.8% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 26.8% | +17.5% |
| 1999 | 28.3% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 28.7% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 28.0% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 46.3% | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 53.3% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 55.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 54.6% | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.6% | 6.6% | 12.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 22.2% | 21.6% | 22.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.6% | 26.8% | 28.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 27.3% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 51.4% | 55.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 49.0% | 57.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Lesotho?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Lesotho was 54.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1972.
- How does Lesotho rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Lesotho ranks 146th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.