Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 20.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Lesotho, 2005–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Lesotho stood at 20.6%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Lesotho peaked at 25.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 160th out of 178 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.3% | 25.3% | 25.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 20.6% | 25.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Lesotho?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Lesotho was 20.6% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Lesotho ranks 160th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.