School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Lesotho
Lesotho: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.97 years in 2017. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Lesotho, 1970β2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Lesotho stood at 2.97 years.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Lesotho peaked at 2.98 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.402 years, in 1972.
That places Lesotho 184th out of 208 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6119 years | 0.402 years | 0.8008 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.09 years | 0.8506 years | 1.23 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 years | 1.22 years | 1.64 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 years | 1.54 years | 2.46 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.88 years | 2.68 years | 2.98 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Lesotho?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Lesotho was 2.97 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.402 years in 1972.
- How does Lesotho rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Lesotho ranks 184th out of 208 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release