Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 97.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
97.9%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
62nd
of 219 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2016
All-time low
88.7%
in 1971
Years of data
47
1970–2017
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho stood at 97.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 88.7%, in 1971.
Lesotho ranks 62nd of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 91.4% | — |
| 1971 | 88.7% | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 91.1% | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 94.7% | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 94.0% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 92.0% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 90.9% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 91.6% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 92.3% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 93.9% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 94.7% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 94.6% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 96.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 96.0% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 98.7% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 98.7% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 98.4% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.4% | 88.7% | 94.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 94.2% | 92.3% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.2% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 96.3% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 95.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 59 Tuvalu 98.3% compare
- 60 Guinea-Bissau 98.2% compare
- 61 Lao People's Democratic Republic 98.2% compare
- 63 Micronesia (country) 97.9% compare
- 64 Cambodia 97.9% compare
- 65 Peru 97.8% 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 secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho was 97.9% 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 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.7% in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Lesotho ranks 62nd out of 219 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 up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release