Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) was 71.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Lesotho, 1972–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, primary completion rate, female in Lesotho stood at 71.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Lesotho peaked at 99.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 1972.
That places Lesotho 161st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 44.7% | — |
| 1973 | 51.0% | +14.1% |
| 1974 | 63.5% | +24.5% |
| 1975 | 67.7% | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 63.0% | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 59.3% | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 61.4% | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 63.0% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 63.9% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 64.7% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 65.2% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 65.3% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 64.3% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 63.6% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 63.3% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 69.9% | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 71.9% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 70.6% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 73.2% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 72.8% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 73.7% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 72.3% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 73.6% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 75.0% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 70.5% | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 69.1% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 68.7% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 65.6% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 63.5% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 69.3% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 77.4% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +31.6% |
| 2007 | 93.5% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 91.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 86.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 85.9% | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 84.2% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 75.7% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 71.9% | -5.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +31.6% | 75.2% | 99.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.2% | 44.7% | 67.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 66.3% | 63.3% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.5% | 65.6% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.7% | 63.5% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 85.2% | 96.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 71.9% | 84.2% | 4 |
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 primary completion rate, female in Lesotho?
- Primary completion rate, female in Lesotho was 71.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 1972.
- How does Lesotho rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Lesotho ranks 161st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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 Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.