Lower secondary completion rate, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 35.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Lesotho, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 35.5% for lower secondary completion rate, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Lesotho peaked at 41.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1972.
Lesotho ranks 167th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 6.4% | — |
| 1973 | 12.0% | +89.5% |
| 1986 | 16.1% | +34.1% |
| 1987 | 16.1% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 20.1% | +24.9% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 21.2% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 23.0% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 36.8% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 38.3% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 38.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | -16.6% |
| 2024 | 35.5% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.2% | 6.4% | 12.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.3% | 20.1% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 21.2% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 35.9% | 41.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 32.3% | 39.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 lower secondary completion rate, male in Lesotho?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Lesotho was 35.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1972.
- How does Lesotho rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Lesotho ranks 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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, male (% 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.