Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Lesotho
Lesotho: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 4.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
4.5%
Change on year
down 38.4%
World rank
97th
of 123 countries
All-time high
8.1%
in 2012
All-time low
2.8%
in 2014
Years of data
6
2012–2018
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Lesotho, 2012–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Lesotho stood at 4.5%.
That represents a change of down 38.4% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Lesotho ranks 97th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8.1% | — |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -56.6% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +96.4% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +30.9% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -38.4% |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 94 Kazakhstan 5.1% compare
- 95 El Salvador 5.1% compare
- 96 Seychelles 4.8% compare
- 98 Zimbabwe 4.5% compare
- 99 South Africa 4.2% compare
- 100 Viet Nam 4.2% 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 arts in Lesotho?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Lesotho was 4.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2014.
- How does Lesotho rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Lesotho ranks 97th out of 123 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Arts and Humanities programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release