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Start of the academic school year in Lesotho

Lesotho: Start of the academic school year was 2,021 tertiary education in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
2,021 tertiary education
World rank
153rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
2,021 tertiary education
in 2022
All-time low
1,969 tertiary education
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2022

Start of the academic school year in Lesotho, 1970–2022

05001.0k1.5k2.0k197019962022

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 2,021 tertiary education for start of the academic school year in 2022. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, start of the academic school year in Lesotho peaked at 2,021 tertiary education in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,969 tertiary education, in 1970.

Lesotho ranks 153rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Start of the academic school year in Lesotho, year by year

Year tertiary education Change
1970 1,969 tertiary education —
1971 1,970 tertiary education +0.1%
1972 1,971 tertiary education +0.1%
1973 1,972 tertiary education +0.1%
1974 1,973 tertiary education +0.1%
1975 1,974 tertiary education +0.1%
1976 1,975 tertiary education +0.1%
1977 1,976 tertiary education +0.1%
1978 1,977 tertiary education +0.1%
1979 1,978 tertiary education +0.1%
1980 1,979 tertiary education +0.1%
1981 1,980 tertiary education +0.1%
1982 1,981 tertiary education +0.1%
1983 1,982 tertiary education +0.1%
1984 1,983 tertiary education +0.1%
1985 1,984 tertiary education +0.1%
1986 1,985 tertiary education +0.1%
1987 1,986 tertiary education +0.1%
1988 1,987 tertiary education +0.1%
1989 1,988 tertiary education +0.1%
1990 1,989 tertiary education +0.1%
1991 1,990 tertiary education +0.1%
1992 1,991 tertiary education +0.1%
1993 1,992 tertiary education +0.1%
1994 1,993 tertiary education +0.1%
1995 1,994 tertiary education +0.1%
1996 1,995 tertiary education +0.1%
1997 1,996 tertiary education +0.1%
1998 1,997 tertiary education +0.1%
1999 1,998 tertiary education +0.1%
2000 1,999 tertiary education +0.1%
2001 2,000 tertiary education +0.1%
2002 2,001 tertiary education +0.1%
2003 2,002 tertiary education +0.0%
2004 2,003 tertiary education +0.0%
2005 2,004 tertiary education +0.0%
2006 2,005 tertiary education +0.0%
2007 2,006 tertiary education +0.0%
2008 2,007 tertiary education +0.0%
2009 2,008 tertiary education +0.0%
2010 2,009 tertiary education +0.0%
2012 2,011 tertiary education +0.1%
2013 2,012 tertiary education +0.0%
2014 2,013 tertiary education +0.0%
2015 2,014 tertiary education +0.0%
2016 2,015 tertiary education +0.0%
2017 2,016 tertiary education +0.0%
2018 2,015 tertiary education -0.0%
2022 2,021 tertiary education +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,974 tertiary education 1,969 tertiary education 1,978 tertiary education 10
1980s 1,984 tertiary education 1,979 tertiary education 1,988 tertiary education 10
1990s 1,994 tertiary education 1,989 tertiary education 1,998 tertiary education 10
2000s 2,004 tertiary education 1,999 tertiary education 2,008 tertiary education 10
2010s 2,013 tertiary education 2,009 tertiary education 2,016 tertiary education 8
2020s 2,021 tertiary education 2,021 tertiary education 2,021 tertiary education 1

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 153 Aruba 2,021 tertiary education compare
  2. 153 Antigua and Barbuda 2,021 tertiary education compare
  3. 153 Benin 2,021 tertiary education compare
  4. 153 Bahamas 2,021 tertiary education compare
  5. 153 Barbados 2,021 tertiary education compare
  6. 153 Central African Republic 2,021 tertiary education compare
  7. 153 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2,021 tertiary education compare
  8. 153 Comoros 2,021 tertiary education compare
  9. 153 Cape Verde 2,021 tertiary education compare
  10. 153 Curaçao 2,021 tertiary education compare
  11. 153 Cayman Islands 2,021 tertiary education compare
  12. 153 Djibouti 2,021 tertiary education compare
  13. 153 Dominica 2,021 tertiary education compare
  14. 153 Eritrea 2,021 tertiary education compare
  15. 153 Ethiopia 2,021 tertiary education compare
  16. 153 Micronesia, Federated States of 2,021 tertiary education compare
  17. 153 Gabon 2,021 tertiary education compare
  18. 153 Guinea-Bissau 2,021 tertiary education compare
  19. 153 Equatorial Guinea 2,021 tertiary education compare
  20. 153 Guyana 2,021 tertiary education compare
  21. 153 Haiti 2,021 tertiary education compare
  22. 153 Ireland 2,021 tertiary education compare
  23. 153 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2,021 tertiary education compare
  24. 153 Iraq 2,021 tertiary education compare
  25. 153 Kenya 2,021 tertiary education compare
  26. 153 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,021 tertiary education compare
  27. 153 Kuwait 2,021 tertiary education compare
  28. 153 Liberia 2,021 tertiary education compare
  29. 153 Libya 2,021 tertiary education compare
  30. 153 Liechtenstein 2,021 tertiary education compare
  31. 153 Mali 2,021 tertiary education compare
  32. 153 Myanmar 2,021 tertiary education compare
  33. 153 Mauritania 2,021 tertiary education compare
  34. 153 Malawi 2,021 tertiary education compare
  35. 153 Niger 2,021 tertiary education compare
  36. 153 Nigeria 2,021 tertiary education compare
  37. 153 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 2,021 tertiary education compare
  38. 153 Sudan 2,021 tertiary education compare
  39. 153 Sierra Leone 2,021 tertiary education compare
  40. 153 Somalia 2,021 tertiary education compare
  41. 153 South Sudan 2,021 tertiary education compare
  42. 153 Sao Tome and Principe 2,021 tertiary education compare
  43. 153 Suriname 2,021 tertiary education compare
  44. 153 Eswatini 2,021 tertiary education compare
  45. 153 Syrian Arab Republic 2,021 tertiary education compare
  46. 153 Chad 2,021 tertiary education compare
  47. 153 Togo 2,021 tertiary education compare
  48. 153 Tajikistan 2,021 tertiary education compare
  49. 153 Uganda 2,021 tertiary education compare
  50. 153 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,021 tertiary education compare
  51. 153 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2,021 tertiary education compare
  52. 153 Yemen 2,021 tertiary education compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is start of the academic school year in Lesotho?
Start of the academic school year in Lesotho was 2,021 tertiary education in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 2,021 tertiary education in 2022.
What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 1,969 tertiary education in 1970.
How does Lesotho rank for start of the academic school year?
Lesotho ranks 153rd out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education)
Unit
tertiary education
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
211 places, 11,132 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release