Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Lesotho
Lesotho: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private was 61.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
61.5%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
20th
of 137 countries
All-time high
61.5%
in 2018
All-time low
54.0%
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 %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Lesotho stood at 61.5%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 11.8% 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 55.0% | — |
| 2013 | 54.0% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 59.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | +3.5% |
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 61.5% 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 61.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% 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 11.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release