Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Lesotho
Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.9519 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9519 modelled data
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
103rd
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.9911 modelled data
in 2021
All-time low
0.6872 modelled data
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Lesotho, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.9519 modelled data for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Lesotho peaked at 0.9911 modelled data in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6872 modelled data, in 2001.
Lesotho ranks 103rd of 204 countries on this measure, 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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6963 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.6872 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6886 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6899 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6993 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7114 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7292 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7394 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7483 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7655 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7808 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7917 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8099 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8252 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8483 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8776 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9122 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9346 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9573 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9778 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9851 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9911 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9839 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9744 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9627 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.9519 modelled data | -1.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.9519 modelled data is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9091 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.9519 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9519 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7155 modelled data | 0.6872 modelled data | 0.7655 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8715 modelled data | 0.7808 modelled data | 0.9778 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9748 modelled data | 0.9519 modelled data | 0.9911 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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Lesotho?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Lesotho was 0.9519 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9911 modelled data in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6872 modelled data in 2001.
- How does Lesotho rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Lesotho ranks 103rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children of primary 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