School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Lesotho
Lesotho: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 3.41 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Lesotho, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 3.41 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Lesotho peaked at 3.41 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4163 years, in 1971.
Lesotho ranks 176th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7709 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.4163 years | -46.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4637 years | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5922 years | +27.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6577 years | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7078 years | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7684 years | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7788 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9419 years | +21.0% |
| 1980 | 1 years | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 1.1 years | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 1.12 years | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 1.28 years | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 1.31 years | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.33 years | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.38 years | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.45 years | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 1.5 years | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 1.48 years | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.46 years | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.49 years | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 1.56 years | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 1.6 years | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.77 years | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 1.76 years | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.69 years | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 1.88 years | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 1.76 years | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 1.69 years | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.75 years | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.81 years | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.84 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.96 years | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 2.08 years | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 2.15 years | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 2.35 years | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 2.55 years | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 2.84 years | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 3.1 years | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 3.27 years | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 3.39 years | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 3.28 years | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.33 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.4 years | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 3.28 years | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.41 years | +3.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 3.41 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2 years, 81% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 3.41 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -46.0% | 0.7709 years | 0.4163 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6775 years | 0.4163 years | 0.9419 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.29 years | 1 years | 1.5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.66 years | 1.46 years | 1.88 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.1 years | 1.69 years | 2.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.31 years | 3.1 years | 3.41 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,672 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 30,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,924 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,698 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 136,497 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 309,480 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8093 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1324 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Lesotho?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Lesotho was 3.41 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3.41 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4163 years in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Lesotho ranks 176th out of 213 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release