Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Lesotho
Lesotho: Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women was 65.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Lesotho, 1977–2024
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
The most recent figure for modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Lesotho is 65.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Lesotho peaked at 65.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1977.
Lesotho ranks 21st of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 3.0% | — |
| 2000 | 29.6% | +886.1% |
| 2001 | 36.1% | +22.0% |
| 2002 | 34.7% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 35.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | +29.5% |
| 2011 | 60.8% | +33.4% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 65.3% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 29.6% | 45.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 59.8% | 64.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 65.3% | 65.3% | 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 modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Lesotho?
- Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Lesotho was 65.3% in 2024, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1977.
- How does Lesotho rank for modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women?
- Lesotho ranks 21st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of married or co-habiting women who use at least one modern method of contraception vs. the average years of formal education that women between 15-64 years have attended.