Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lesotho
Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.8282 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8282 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
114th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.8919 GPIA
in 2001
All-time low
0.4741 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
43
1973–2024
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lesotho, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.8282 GPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lesotho peaked at 0.8919 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.4741 GPIA, in 1981.
Lesotho ranks 114th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.653 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.7296 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 0.519 GPIA | -28.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5308 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4952 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4741 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4948 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.482 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5462 GPIA | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5208 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5273 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.499 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5886 GPIA | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6749 GPIA | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6854 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7268 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7136 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6822 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8391 GPIA | +23.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8919 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8824 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8484 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8489 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8215 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7978 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8042 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7858 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.705 GPIA | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6707 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6653 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6892 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7192 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7112 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7316 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7377 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.739 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7988 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7962 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7985 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7995 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8048 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8318 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8282 GPIA | -0.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.8282 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9123 GPIA, 91% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.8282 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9365 GPIA, 88% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6081 GPIA | 0.519 GPIA | 0.7296 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.5058 GPIA | 0.4741 GPIA | 0.5462 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.6529 GPIA | 0.499 GPIA | 0.7268 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8225 GPIA | 0.705 GPIA | 0.8919 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7259 GPIA | 0.6653 GPIA | 0.7988 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8125 GPIA | 0.7985 GPIA | 0.8318 GPIA | 5 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lesotho?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lesotho was 0.8282 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8919 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4741 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Lesotho rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Lesotho ranks 114th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release