Start month of the academic school year in Lesotho
Lesotho: Start month of the academic school year was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Start month of the academic school year in Lesotho, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, start month of the academic school year in Lesotho stood at 3. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Lesotho peaked at 3 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2006.
That places Lesotho 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3 | — |
| 1998 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 | 1 | 3 | 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 start month of the academic school year in Lesotho?
- Start month of the academic school year in Lesotho was 3 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2006.
- How does Lesotho rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Lesotho ranks 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. 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 Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release