Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lesotho
Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.8407 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lesotho, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.8407 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lesotho peaked at 0.8407 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5706 modelled data, in 2009.
That places Lesotho 133rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8035 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.7741 modelled data | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7323 modelled data | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.692 modelled data | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6622 modelled data | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6346 modelled data | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.603 modelled data | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5781 modelled data | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5707 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5706 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5706 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5707 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5816 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5971 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5972 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6009 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6138 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6336 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6617 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.685 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7128 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7442 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7647 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7941 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8174 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.8407 modelled data | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6621 modelled data | 0.5706 modelled data | 0.8035 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6112 modelled data | 0.5706 modelled data | 0.685 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.779 modelled data | 0.7128 modelled data | 0.8407 modelled data | 6 |
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 of lower secondary school age in Lesotho?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lesotho was 0.8407 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8407 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5706 modelled data in 2009.
- How does Lesotho rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Lesotho ranks 133rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. 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 of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release