Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Lesotho
Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.9928 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Lesotho, 2005–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.9928 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Lesotho peaked at 0.9958 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9158 GPIA, in 2017.
That places Lesotho 66th out of 169 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.9641 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.9906 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9837 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9852 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.98 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9158 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9958 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9744 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9928 GPIA | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9641 GPIA | 0.9641 GPIA | 0.9641 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9751 GPIA | 0.9158 GPIA | 0.9958 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9928 GPIA | 0.9928 GPIA | 0.9928 GPIA | 1 |
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 one year before the official primary in Lesotho?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Lesotho was 0.9928 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9958 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9158 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Lesotho ranks 66th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release