Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Lesotho
Lesotho: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private was 1.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
1.4%
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
20th
of 137 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2018
All-time low
1.1%
in 2013
Years of data
6
2012–2018
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Lesotho, 2012–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Lesotho stood at 1.4%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Lesotho ranks 20th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.2% | — |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +4.3% |
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 percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Lesotho?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Lesotho was 1.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2013.
- How does Lesotho rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private?
- Lesotho ranks 20th out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release