Secondary education, vocational pupils in Lesotho
Lesotho: Secondary education, vocational pupils was 66.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Lesotho, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 66.6% for secondary education, vocational pupils in 2017.
That represents a change of up 20.6% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils in Lesotho peaked at 86.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 2002.
That places Lesotho 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 61.0% | — |
| 1971 | 65.3% | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 72.6% | +11.2% |
| 1973 | 57.1% | -21.3% |
| 1975 | 70.4% | +23.3% |
| 1976 | 66.9% | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 62.2% | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 64.4% | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 66.4% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 68.0% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 69.5% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 66.9% | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 64.1% | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 63.7% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 62.5% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 62.1% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 63.2% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 60.0% | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 57.5% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 55.5% | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 75.0% | +35.2% |
| 1993 | 77.4% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 86.2% | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 64.5% | -25.2% |
| 1997 | 73.4% | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 49.2% | -32.9% |
| 1999 | 57.4% | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 55.0% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 44.9% | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | +34.4% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 79.1% | +50.3% |
| 2012 | 69.6% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 59.6% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 55.2% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | +20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.1% | 57.1% | 72.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 64.7% | 60.0% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.2% | 49.2% | 86.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 44.9% | 60.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 55.2% | 79.1% | 6 |
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More education data for Lesotho
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.37 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,735 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,653 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13,054 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.95 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8,532 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.84 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, vocational pupils in Lesotho?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils in Lesotho was 66.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 2002.
- How does Lesotho rank for secondary education, vocational pupils?
- Lesotho ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.