Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 98.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
98.4%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
56th
of 217 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2016
All-time low
91.3%
in 1971
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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho is 98.4%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% 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, 91.3%, in 1971.
Lesotho ranks 56th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 92.0% | — |
| 1971 | 91.3% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 93.1% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 91.8% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 96.5% | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 95.4% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 92.8% | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 92.3% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 92.9% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 93.8% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 94.9% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 94.9% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 95.7% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 99.2% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 99.1% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 98.3% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 98.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 97.8% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.5% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 96.4% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 98.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 98.4% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.1% | 91.3% | 96.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 94.9% | 93.8% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.3% | 95.7% | 99.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 96.3% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 96.3% | 100.0% | 8 |
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More education data for Lesotho
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 150,993 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0646 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 158,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5022 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0678 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 136,497 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.99 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,388 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (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 98.4% 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 91.3% in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Lesotho ranks 56th out of 217 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 2.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release