Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female was 93.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female in Lesotho, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female in Lesotho stood at 93.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female in Lesotho peaked at 93.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.8%, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 22nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 86.8% | — |
| 2009 | 88.5% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 90.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.6% | 86.8% | 88.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 90.0% | 90.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 93.5% | 93.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female in Lesotho?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female in Lesotho was 93.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.8% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female?
- Lesotho ranks 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release