Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Lesotho
Lesotho: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 80.18 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Lesotho, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Lesotho is 80.18, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Lesotho peaked at 129.98 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 80.18, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 205th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.84 | 86.16 | 103.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 104.39 | 99.68 | 108.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.62 | 94.86 | 103.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 120.74 | 108.98 | 129.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.17 | 91.28 | 118.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.65 | 80.18 | 87.74 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 202 Solomon Islands 81.84 compare
- 203 Lebanon 81.77 compare
- 204 Syrian Arab Republic 81.41 compare
- 206 Honduras 78.97 compare
- 207 Guam 77.92 compare
- 208 Burkina Faso 77.17 compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Lesotho?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Lesotho was 80.18 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 129.98 in 2006.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.18 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled?
- Lesotho ranks 205th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.