Start month of the academic school year in Lesotho
Lesotho: Start month of the academic school year was 6 tertiary education in 2022. ▼ Falling
Start month of the academic school year in Lesotho, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 6 tertiary education for start month of the academic school year in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Lesotho peaked at 8 tertiary education in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6 tertiary education, in 2015.
That places Lesotho 153rd out of 206 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8 tertiary education | — |
| 1999 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 tertiary education | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 tertiary education | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 tertiary education | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 7 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 tertiary education | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 2 |
| 2000s | 8 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.88 tertiary education | 6 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 8 |
| 2020s | 6 tertiary education | 6 tertiary education | 6 tertiary education | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 153 Dominica 6 tertiary education compare
- 155 Thailand 5 tertiary education compare
- 156 Argentina 4 tertiary education compare
- 156 Japan 4 tertiary education compare
- 156 Panama 4 tertiary education compare
- 156 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 4 tertiary education compare
- 156 Singapore 4 tertiary education compare
More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Lesotho?
- Start month of the academic school year in Lesotho was 6 tertiary education in 2022, 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 8 tertiary education in 1998.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 tertiary education in 2015.
- How does Lesotho rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Lesotho ranks 153rd out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release