School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.7027 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Lesotho, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Lesotho stood at 0.7027 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 213.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Lesotho peaked at 0.8435 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0123 years, in 1971.
That places Lesotho 130th out of 177 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0135 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0123 years | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0188 years | +52.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0217 years | +15.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0191 years | -11.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0372 years | +94.6% |
| 1978 | 0.043 years | +15.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0465 years | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0485 years | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0517 years | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0511 years | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0478 years | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0629 years | +31.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0663 years | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0843 years | +27.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0926 years | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0882 years | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0688 years | -22.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0704 years | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1116 years | +58.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1209 years | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1276 years | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1253 years | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1256 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1271 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1504 years | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1327 years | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1208 years | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1878 years | +55.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2186 years | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2242 years | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8435 years | +276.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8024 years | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7634 years | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7123 years | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7682 years | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7027 years | -8.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.7027 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6764 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.7027 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.381 years, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +276.2% | 0.2242 years | 0.8435 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0265 years | 0.0123 years | 0.0465 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0659 years | 0.0478 years | 0.0926 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1097 years | 0.0688 years | 0.1276 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1724 years | 0.1208 years | 0.2242 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7654 years | 0.7027 years | 0.8435 years | 6 |
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, tertiary, female in Lesotho?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Lesotho was 0.7027 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 0.8435 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0123 years in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Lesotho ranks 130th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 213.4%. 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.