School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Lesotho, Kingdom of
Lesotho, Kingdom of: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.8366 years in 2022. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Lesotho, Kingdom of, 1998β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Lesotho, Kingdom of stood at 0.8366 years.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Lesotho, Kingdom of peaked at 1.21 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5872 years, in 2000.
Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 168th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6537 years | 0.6342 years | 0.6732 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7939 years | 0.5872 years | 0.9278 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.02 years | 0.8479 years | 1.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8418 years | 0.8366 years | 0.8469 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho, Kingdom of
- 165 Sudan 0.8837 years compare
- 166 Togo 0.8829 years compare
- 167 Eswatini, Kingdom of 0.8458 years compare
- 169 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8249 years compare
- 170 Jordan 0.8164 years compare
- 171 Saudi Arabia 0.7931 years compare
More education data for Lesotho, Kingdom of
- 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 10,388 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.66 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 78.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Lesotho, Kingdom of was 0.8366 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5872 years in 2000.
- How does Lesotho, Kingdom of rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 168th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho, Kingdom of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release