Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 0.992 GPIA in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
0.992 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
193rd
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2002
All-time low
0.9148 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
46
1970–2017
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2017, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho stood at 0.992 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9148 GPIA, in 1972.
Lesotho ranks 193rd of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9886 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9473 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.9148 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9839 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9674 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9741 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9846 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.974 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9762 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9736 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9708 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9821 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9844 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9909 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9909 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9942 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9967 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9942 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9992 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9914 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.991 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9861 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9977 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9941 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9975 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9966 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9975 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9985 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9826 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9826 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.975 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9941 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9983 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.992 GPIA | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9679 GPIA | 0.9148 GPIA | 0.9886 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9877 GPIA | 0.9708 GPIA | 0.9992 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9974 GPIA | 0.9861 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9966 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9909 GPIA | 0.975 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 190 British Virgin Islands 0.9928 GPIA compare
- 191 Costa Rica 0.9927 GPIA compare
- 192 Peru 0.9921 GPIA compare
- 194 Kuwait 0.9914 GPIA compare
- 195 Martinique 0.9897 GPIA compare
- 196 South Africa 0.9888 GPIA compare
More education data for Lesotho
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10,388 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 80.18 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho was 0.992 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9148 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Lesotho ranks 193rd out of 211 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 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