Start month … month pre-primary post-secondary non-tertiary in Lesotho
Lesotho: Start month … month pre-primary post-secondary non-tertiary 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 169th out of 221 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 … month pre-primary post-secondary non-tertiary 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% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9, 33% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 68.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 67.83 (2024)
- 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)
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 169th out of 221 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