School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Lesotho
Lesotho: School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) was 2.53 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Lesotho, 1970–2017
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 196th out of 213 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.
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6209 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.4166 years | -32.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3669 years | -11.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6091 years | +66.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5366 years | -11.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5509 years | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5955 years | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5948 years | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6561 years | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6972 years | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7541 years | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7804 years | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8718 years | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9247 years | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9645 years | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9779 years | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9251 years | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9648 years | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9925 years | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9841 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.08 years | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 1.11 years | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 1.16 years | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 1.28 years | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 1.32 years | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.23 years | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 1.39 years | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 1.4 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.38 years | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.46 years | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 1.49 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.52 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.62 years | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.71 years | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.75 years | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.81 years | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.92 years | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 2.08 years | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 2.25 years | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 2.38 years | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 2.49 years | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 2.47 years | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.49 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.57 years | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 2.47 years | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.53 years | +2.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2.53 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.05 years, 62% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2.53 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.29 years, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +66.0% | 0.3669 years | 0.6091 years |
| 1971 | -32.9% | 0.6209 years | 0.4166 years |
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
- 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, 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 196th out of 213 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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February 2026 Data Release