Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.46 GPIA in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2017, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho stood at 1.46 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 56.1% on the previous year and up 313.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho peaked at 1.46 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0541 GPIA, in 1998.
Lesotho ranks 3rd of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0541 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.1272 GPIA | +135.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0968 GPIA | -23.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1692 GPIA | +74.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2075 GPIA | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6239 GPIA | +200.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6301 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3485 GPIA | -44.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3522 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | +197.0% |
| 2012 | 1.36 GPIA | +29.7% |
| 2013 | 1.2 GPIA | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 1.14 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9336 GPIA | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 1.46 GPIA | +56.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0907 GPIA | 0.0541 GPIA | 0.1272 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3469 GPIA | 0.0968 GPIA | 0.6301 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.19 GPIA | 0.9336 GPIA | 1.46 GPIA | 6 |
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More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8,532 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.84 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 1.46 GPIA 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 1.46 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0541 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Lesotho ranks 3rd out of 160 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 up 313.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release