School life expectancy, secondary, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 2.53 years in 2017. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Lesotho, 1970β2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 2.53 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2017.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Lesotho peaked at 2.57 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3669 years, in 1972.
That places Lesotho 190th out of 207 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5497 years | 0.3669 years | 0.6561 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8853 years | 0.6972 years | 0.9925 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 years | 0.9841 years | 1.4 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.67 years | 1.38 years | 2.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 years | 2.25 years | 2.57 years | 8 |
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, secondary, male in Lesotho?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Lesotho was 2.53 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3669 years in 1972.
- How does Lesotho rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Lesotho ranks 190th out of 207 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release