Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Lesotho
Lesotho: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes was 87.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Lesotho, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Lesotho stood at 87.2%. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Lesotho peaked at 87.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 1970.
Lesotho ranks 132nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49.3% | — |
| 1971 | 65.4% | +32.7% |
| 1972 | 70.4% | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 77.1% | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 62.2% | -19.3% |
| 1975 | 62.3% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 61.5% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 61.7% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 60.7% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 62.4% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 66.1% | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 70.5% | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 64.5% | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 65.0% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 72.3% | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 66.9% | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 73.7% | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 73.9% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 67.3% | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 73.3% | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 76.8% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 73.6% | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 67.8% | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 84.3% | +24.5% |
| 1994 | 81.6% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 70.7% | -13.4% |
| 1996 | 75.5% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 80.2% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 76.3% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 81.8% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 74.1% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 80.4% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 79.3% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 72.7% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 80.2% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 69.8% | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | +21.1% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 84.6% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 80.3% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 81.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 74.4% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 85.3% | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.3% | 49.3% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.4% | 64.5% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.9% | 67.8% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.2% | 69.8% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 74.4% | 87.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 129 Cambodia 88.3% compare
- 130 Eritrea 87.8% compare
- 131 Montenegro 87.3% compare
- 133 Lao People's Democratic Republic 86.9% compare
- 134 Cayman Islands 86.2% compare
- 135 Chad 86.2% compare
More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Lesotho?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Lesotho was 87.2% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
- Lesotho ranks 132nd out of 180 countries with data for 2015.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a cohort of students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.