School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Lesotho
Lesotho: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.0416 years in 2014. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Lesotho, 1998–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Lesotho is 0.0416 years, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 221.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Lesotho peaked at 0.0416 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0129 years, in 2004.
Lesotho ranks 93rd of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0145 years | 0.0145 years | 0.0145 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0177 years | 0.0129 years | 0.0331 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0339 years | 0.0262 years | 0.0416 years | 2 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 80.18 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Lesotho?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Lesotho was 0.0416 years in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0416 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0129 years in 2004.
- How does Lesotho rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Lesotho ranks 93rd out of 127 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 221.6%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release