Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 3.2% 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 3.2%.
That represents a change of down 73.9% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho peaked at 12.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2010.
That places Lesotho 141st out of 168 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.7% | — |
| 1999 | 6.2% | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -27.3% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -68.3% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +441.4% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -47.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -31.9% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +290.7% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -73.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.2% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.3% | 6.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 1.6% | 12.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 309,480 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8093 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1324 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 150,993 (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 3.2% 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 12.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2010.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Lesotho ranks 141st out of 168 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 37.0%. 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release