Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Lesotho
Lesotho: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public was 1.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Lesotho, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.2% for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in 2016.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Lesotho peaked at 1.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2005.
That places Lesotho 5th out of 174 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.3% | — |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Lesotho?
- Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Lesotho was 1.2% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public?
- Lesotho ranks 5th out of 174 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 upper secondary education in public 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