Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted was 0.677 WPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted in Lesotho, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.677 WPIA for total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted in Lesotho peaked at 0.8143 WPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.677 WPIA, in 2023.
That places Lesotho 19th out of 23 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.7466 WPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.7705 WPIA | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8143 WPIA | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7687 WPIA | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.677 WPIA | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7585 WPIA | 0.7466 WPIA | 0.7705 WPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7915 WPIA | 0.7687 WPIA | 0.8143 WPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.677 WPIA | 0.677 WPIA | 0.677 WPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Lesotho
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted in Lesotho?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted in Lesotho was 0.677 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8143 WPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.677 WPIA in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted?
- Lesotho ranks 19th out of 23 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release