School enrollment, primary in Lesotho
Lesotho: School enrollment, primary was 93.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Lesotho, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 93.3% for school enrollment, primary in 2017. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Lesotho peaked at 93.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 54.3%, in 1999.
That places Lesotho 98th out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.7% | 55.3% | 64.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 64.0% | 59.5% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.9% | 54.3% | 66.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 82.0% | 74.5% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 86.4% | 93.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 95 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 93.6% compare
- 96 Indonesia 93.5% compare
- 97 Cape Verde 93.4% compare
- 99 Switzerland 93.2% compare
- 100 Brunei 93.1% compare
- 101 Guyana 93.1% compare
More education data for Lesotho
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 10,388 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.66 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 78.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Lesotho?
- School enrollment, primary in Lesotho was 93.3% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Lesotho ranks 98th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 School enrollment, primary (% 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.