Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female was 5.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
5.0%
Change on year
up 18.9%
World rank
32nd
of 122 countries
All-time high
5.0%
in 2018
All-time low
2.9%
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 %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 5.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 18.9% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
That places Lesotho 32nd out of 122 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.2% | — |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -31.4% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +18.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 5.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 4.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 5.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.9%, 2.6× 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 5.0% 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 5.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2013.
- How does Lesotho rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lesotho ranks 32nd out of 122 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 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release