School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 11.44 years in 2017. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Lesotho, 1970β2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Lesotho stood at 11.44 years.
That represents a change of up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Lesotho peaked at 12.22 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.46 years, in 1973.
That places Lesotho 136th out of 177 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.1 years | 8.46 years | 9.53 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 10.21 years | 9.86 years | 10.64 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.59 years | 8.99 years | 10.06 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 10.37 years | 9.68 years | 11.24 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.7 years | 11.43 years | 12.22 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- 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, primary to tertiary, female in Lesotho?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Lesotho was 11.44 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 12.22 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.46 years in 1973.
- How does Lesotho rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Lesotho ranks 136th out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release