Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lesotho
Lesotho: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 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 education graduating from 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% |
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
- 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 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