School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Lesotho
Lesotho: School enrollment, primary, female (% net) was 93.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Lesotho, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Lesotho is 93.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Lesotho peaked at 93.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 1999.
That places Lesotho 75th out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 71.7% | — |
| 1972 | 67.6% | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 67.4% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 75.9% | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 76.2% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 77.1% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 69.3% | -10.1% |
| 1979 | 70.6% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 69.9% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 69.2% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 73.0% | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 71.9% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 72.6% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 74.4% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 73.5% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 74.4% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 74.7% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 73.5% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 72.1% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 72.8% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 70.1% | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 70.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 68.5% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 69.1% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 61.1% | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 57.4% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 77.2% | +34.5% |
| 2001 | 78.9% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 83.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 85.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 87.8% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 85.8% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 87.5% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 89.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 87.4% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 91.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | +2.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary, female (% net) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +34.5% | 57.4% | 77.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.0% | 67.4% | 77.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 72.7% | 69.2% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 57.4% | 73.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 84.0% | 77.2% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 87.4% | 93.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 72 Philippines 93.7% compare
- 73 Bangladesh 93.7% compare
- 74 Switzerland 93.6% compare
- 76 Seychelles 93.3% compare
- 77 Uzbekistan 93.3% compare
- 78 Colombia 93.2% compare
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 school enrollment, primary, female in Lesotho?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Lesotho was 93.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Lesotho ranks 75th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.