Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 4.7% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
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 4.7%.
That represents a change of down 59.6% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho peaked at 11.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2010.
That places Lesotho 127th out of 158 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.1% | — |
| 1999 | 3.2% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -49.8% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +599.6% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | -54.3% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -34.8% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +242.9% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -59.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 1.6% | 11.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth -0.0496 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10,388 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (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 4.7% 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 11.7% 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 127th out of 158 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 45.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.