Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) was -1,624 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
-1,624
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
72nd
of 106 countries
All-time high
-1,464
in 2015
All-time low
-1,624
in 2014
Years of data
6
2012–2018
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Lesotho, 2012–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2018, net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Lesotho stood at -1,624. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Lesotho ranks 72nd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -1,507 | — |
| 2013 | -1,596 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | -1,624 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | -1,464 | -9.9% |
| 2017 | -1,602 | +9.4% |
| 2018 | -1,624 | +1.4% |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Lesotho?
- Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Lesotho was -1,624 in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was -1,464 in 2015.
- What is the lowest net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,624 in 2014.
- How does Lesotho rank for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
- Lesotho ranks 72nd out of 106 countries with data for 2018.
- Is net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), female (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release