Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 60.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Lesotho, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 60.5% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 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 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Lesotho peaked at 60.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 2011.
That places Lesotho 22nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.7% | — |
| 2001 | 48.0% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 44.2% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 41.7% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 38.1% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39.3% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 47.1% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 49.9% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 52.3% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 53.9% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 53.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 54.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 56.6% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 58.8% | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 60.5% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.7% | 39.3% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 38.1% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 53.9% | 60.5% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Lesotho?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Lesotho was 60.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Lesotho ranks 22nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release