Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Lesotho, Kingdom of
Lesotho, Kingdom of: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 15.4% in 2018. β² Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Lesotho, Kingdom of, 2000β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho, Kingdom of recorded 15.4% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lesotho, Kingdom of peaked at 15.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2002.
Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 101st of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.9% | 7.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 11.7% | 15.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Lesotho, Kingdom of
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10,388 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lesotho, Kingdom of was 15.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2002.
- How does Lesotho, Kingdom of rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 101st out of 124 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho, Kingdom of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release