Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lesotho
Lesotho: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
5.6%
Change on year
down 31.9%
World rank
11th
of 122 countries
All-time high
8.2%
in 2017
All-time low
2.6%
in 2014
Years of data
6
2012–2018
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lesotho, 2012–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lesotho stood at 5.6%.
The figure is down 31.9% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
That places Lesotho 11th out of 122 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5.5% | — |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -47.3% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +39.9% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +123.6% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -31.9% |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 8 Trinidad and Tobago 7.3%
- 9 Indonesia 6.0% compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 5.8% compare
- 12 Cuba 5.4% compare
- 13 Romania 5.4% compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 5.0% compare
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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lesotho?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lesotho was 5.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2014.
- How does Lesotho rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lesotho ranks 11th out of 122 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release