Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … graduating adjusted in Lesotho
Lesotho: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … graduating adjusted was 1.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
1.3%
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
100th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2017
All-time low
1.2%
in 2013
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 GPIA.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lesotho stood at 1.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
That places Lesotho 100th out of 121 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … graduating adjusted in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.4% | — |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -4.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 99% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.0%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 68.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 67.83 (2024)
- 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)
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 1.3% 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 1.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2013.
- How does Lesotho rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lesotho ranks 100th out of 121 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 down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release