Progression to secondary school, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Progression to secondary school, female was 88.5% in 2015. β² Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Lesotho, 1972β2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 88.5% for progression to secondary school, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Lesotho peaked at 88.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 1972.
Lesotho ranks 117th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.4% | 39.4% | 39.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 63.2% | 60.6% | 65.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 64.9% | 63.7% | 65.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 77.9% | 67.2% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.9% | 85.9% | 88.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 progression to secondary school, female in Lesotho?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Lesotho was 88.5% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 1972.
- How does Lesotho rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Lesotho ranks 117th out of 156 countries with data for 2015.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).