Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lesotho
Lesotho: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 29.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lesotho, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 29.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018.
The figure is up 76.3% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lesotho peaked at 53.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 8th out of 126 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.0% | — |
| 2001 | 38.6% | +196.8% |
| 2002 | 53.0% | +37.3% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | -55.8% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +72.7% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -56.4% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | +76.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.9% | 13.0% | 53.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 16.6% | 41.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 80.18 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (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 29.3% 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 53.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lesotho ranks 8th out of 126 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 25.0%. 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 Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release