Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted was 1.08 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted in Lesotho, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted in Lesotho is 1.08 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted in Lesotho peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9454 GPIA, in 2009.
Lesotho ranks 5th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.9954 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.9454 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9736 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9473 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.08 GPIA | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9704 GPIA | 0.9454 GPIA | 0.9954 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9604 GPIA | 0.9473 GPIA | 0.9736 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 2 Senegal 1.08 GPIA compare
- 3 Bangladesh 1.08 GPIA compare
- 4 Ethiopia 1.08 GPIA compare
- 6 Honduras 1.05 GPIA compare
- 7 Dominican Republic 1.03 GPIA compare
- 8 South Africa 1.03 GPIA compare
More education data for Lesotho
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.37 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,735 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,653 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13,054 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.95 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8,532 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.84 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted in Lesotho?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted in Lesotho was 1.08 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9454 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Lesotho rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted?
- Lesotho ranks 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Total net attendance rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release