Official entrance age to compulsory education in Lesotho
Lesotho: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 200 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 2010
All-time low
6 years
in 2010
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Lesotho, 2010–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to compulsory education in Lesotho is 6 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Lesotho peaked at 6 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 2010.
That places Lesotho 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6 years | — |
| 2011 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
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More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 80.18 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Lesotho?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Lesotho was 6 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2010.
- How does Lesotho rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Lesotho ranks 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release