Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general was 94.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho stood at 94.1%.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 86.6%, in 2012.
Lesotho ranks 70th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 99.6% | — |
| 1999 | 99.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.3% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.6% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 94.3% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 88.6% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | -5.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 94.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.3%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 94.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.3%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.4% | 99.2% | 99.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.3% | 97.3% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 86.6% | 100.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,672 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 30,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,924 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,698 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 136,497 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 309,480 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8093 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1324 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho was 94.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.6% in 2012.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Lesotho ranks 70th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release