Mobile outbound gross enrolment … adjusted Eastern Central Europe in Lesotho
Lesotho: Mobile outbound gross enrolment … adjusted Eastern Central Europe was 0.8423 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Lesotho, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.8423 UIS estimate for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in 2023.
The figure is down 29.3% on the previous year and up 114.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Lesotho peaked at 1.24 UIS estimate in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3008 UIS estimate, in 2018.
Lesotho ranks 60th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment … adjusted Eastern Central Europe in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.3095 UIS estimate | — |
| 2013 | 0.3926 UIS estimate | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4915 UIS estimate | +25.2% |
| 2015 | 0.685 UIS estimate | +39.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7889 UIS estimate | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6171 UIS estimate | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3008 UIS estimate | -51.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5652 UIS estimate | +87.9% |
| 2020 | 0.33 UIS estimate | -41.6% |
| 2021 | 1.24 UIS estimate | +276.9% |
| 2022 | 1.19 UIS estimate | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8423 UIS estimate | -29.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.8423 UIS estimate is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3127 UIS estimate, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.8423 UIS estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3093 UIS estimate, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5188 UIS estimate | 0.3008 UIS estimate | 0.7889 UIS estimate | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9017 UIS estimate | 0.33 UIS estimate | 1.24 UIS estimate | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,672 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 30,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,924 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,698 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 136,497 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 309,480 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8093 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1324 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Lesotho?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Lesotho was 0.8423 UIS estimate in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 UIS estimate in 2021.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3008 UIS estimate in 2018.
- How does Lesotho rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- Lesotho ranks 60th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.5%. 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 Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Central and Eastern Europe, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release