Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male was 83.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Lesotho, 1972–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Lesotho is 83.2%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Lesotho peaked at 84.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 1977.
That places Lesotho 128th out of 170 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 61.2% | — |
| 1973 | 66.7% | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 53.7% | -19.4% |
| 1975 | 51.5% | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 48.7% | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 48.5% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 50.6% | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 52.7% | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 57.0% | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 63.0% | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 56.1% | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 57.2% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 64.3% | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 58.6% | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 63.6% | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 65.1% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 59.9% | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 65.3% | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 66.8% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 68.0% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 63.2% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 78.4% | +24.1% |
| 1994 | 76.5% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 64.5% | -15.8% |
| 1996 | 71.1% | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 73.4% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 71.3% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 68.5% | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 75.5% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 70.3% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 75.1% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 65.2% | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 78.7% | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 77.1% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 77.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 82.8% | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.2% | 48.5% | 66.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 61.0% | 56.1% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.1% | 63.2% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 65.2% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 70.5% | 84.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 83.2% | 83.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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, male in Lesotho?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Lesotho was 83.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 1977.
- How does Lesotho rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male?
- Lesotho ranks 128th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release