Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1.01 GPIA in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2017, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho stood at 1.01 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho peaked at 1.96 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9795 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Lesotho 16th out of 79 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.92 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.91 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.96 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.77 GPIA | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 1.8 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.84 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9795 GPIA | -46.9% |
| 2005 | 1.78 GPIA | +82.1% |
| 2006 | 1.68 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 1.32 GPIA | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 1.74 GPIA | +31.5% |
| 2012 | 1.44 GPIA | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 1.18 GPIA | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.92 GPIA | 1.91 GPIA | 1.92 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.64 GPIA | 0.9795 GPIA | 1.96 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.27 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.74 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 13 Senegal 1.15 GPIA compare
- 14 Belgium 1.04 GPIA compare
- 15 Portugal 1.03 GPIA compare
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.01 GPIA compare
- 18 Puerto Rico 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Costa Rica 0.984 GPIA compare
More education data for Lesotho
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58,179 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46,622 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21,586 (2018)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho was 1.01 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9795 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Lesotho ranks 16th out of 79 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release