School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.659 years in 2018. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Lesotho, 1970β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Lesotho stood at 0.659 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 166.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Lesotho peaked at 0.8343 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.013 years, in 1971.
That places Lesotho 148th out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0266 years | 0.013 years | 0.0451 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0638 years | 0.0461 years | 0.0895 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1133 years | 0.0696 years | 0.1365 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1886 years | 0.127 years | 0.2473 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7337 years | 0.659 years | 0.8343 years | 6 |
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, tertiary, female in Lesotho?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Lesotho was 0.659 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8343 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.013 years in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Lesotho ranks 148th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release