Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male was 84.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Lesotho, 1972–2015
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 84.0%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% 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.
Lesotho ranks 125th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 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% |
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 |
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 84.0% in 2015, 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 125th out of 164 countries with data for 2015.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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
Percentage of a cohort of male 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.