Persistence to grade 5, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Persistence to grade 5, female was 89.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Persistence to grade 5, female in Lesotho, 1972–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 89.3% for persistence to grade 5, female in 2022.
That represents a change of up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to grade 5, female in Lesotho peaked at 89.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 62.4%, in 1978.
Lesotho ranks 88th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Persistence to grade 5, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 69.7% | — |
| 1973 | 84.9% | +21.8% |
| 1974 | 62.5% | -26.3% |
| 1975 | 62.6% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 63.1% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 65.0% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 62.4% | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 65.4% | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 68.4% | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 72.9% | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 68.4% | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 66.2% | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 75.4% | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 69.8% | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 79.4% | +13.7% |
| 1987 | 77.2% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 68.3% | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 75.4% | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 82.7% | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 73.4% | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 66.3% | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 87.0% | +31.2% |
| 1994 | 82.4% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 71.0% | -13.8% |
| 1996 | 74.4% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 81.3% | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 76.2% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 80.7% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 74.3% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 79.7% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 68.7% | -19.3% |
| 2004 | 81.2% | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 69.4% | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 88.8% | +27.9% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 84.8% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 81.9% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 85.5% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.9% | 62.4% | 84.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 72.1% | 66.2% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.6% | 66.3% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.2% | 68.7% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 75.8% | 89.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 89.3% | 89.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Lesotho
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 150,993 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0646 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 158,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5022 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0678 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 136,497 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.99 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,388 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to grade 5, female in Lesotho?
- Persistence to grade 5, female in Lesotho was 89.3% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to grade 5, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persistence to grade 5, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.4% in 1978.
- How does Lesotho rank for persistence to grade 5, female?
- Lesotho ranks 88th out of 149 countries with data for 2022.
- Is persistence to grade 5, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.