Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Lesotho
Lesotho: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes was 4.5% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lesotho, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 4.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.8% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lesotho peaked at 4.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 48th out of 124 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 3.8% | — |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +21.1% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +26.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 4.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3%, 3.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 4.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.8%, 2.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.5% | 6 |
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 4.5% 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 4.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lesotho ranks 48th out of 124 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 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release