School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 9.43 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Lesotho, 1996–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Lesotho stood at 9.43 years.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Lesotho peaked at 10.25 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.64 years, in 1999.
That places Lesotho 69th out of 200 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 7.77 years | — |
| 1998 | 7.65 years | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 7.64 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 8.55 years | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 8.83 years | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 9.07 years | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 9.54 years | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 9.73 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 9.9 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 10.25 years | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 10.02 years | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 10.08 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 10.04 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 10.18 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 10.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.11 years | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 9.77 years | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 9.64 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 9.47 years | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 9.36 years | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.43 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.69 years | 7.64 years | 7.77 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.6 years | 8.55 years | 10.25 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.77 years | 9.36 years | 10.2 years | 8 |
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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, primary and lower secondary, male in Lesotho?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Lesotho was 9.43 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 10.25 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.64 years in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Lesotho ranks 69th out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release