Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 1.32 GPIA in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
1.32 GPIA
Change on year
up 43.0%
World rank
6th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.76 GPIA
in 1994
All-time low
0.6359 GPIA
in 2002
Years of data
41
1970–2017
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Lesotho, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.32 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.0% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Lesotho peaked at 1.76 GPIA in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.6359 GPIA, in 2002.
Lesotho ranks 6th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.12 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.36 GPIA | +21.5% |
| 1972 | 1.53 GPIA | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 1.15 GPIA | -24.7% |
| 1975 | 1.47 GPIA | +27.7% |
| 1976 | 1.35 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 1.17 GPIA | -13.6% |
| 1978 | 1.24 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 1.24 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.29 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 1.32 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.25 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 1.23 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.15 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.1 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 1.06 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.11 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9143 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8629 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 1.51 GPIA | +74.8% |
| 1993 | 1.57 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 1.76 GPIA | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 1.21 GPIA | -31.4% |
| 1997 | 1.48 GPIA | +22.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6528 GPIA | -56.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9985 GPIA | +53.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9323 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7855 GPIA | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6359 GPIA | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 1.16 GPIA | +82.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7905 GPIA | -32.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8434 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8758 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.63 GPIA | +86.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4 GPIA | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 1.21 GPIA | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.926 GPIA | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 1.32 GPIA | +43.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.29 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.53 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 GPIA | 0.6528 GPIA | 1.76 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8608 GPIA | 0.6359 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.26 GPIA | 0.926 GPIA | 1.63 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 vocational in Lesotho?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Lesotho was 1.32 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 GPIA in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6359 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Lesotho ranks 6th out of 198 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. 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 secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release