Total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender was 0.9928 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9928 GPIA
World rank
30th
of 35 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2005
All-time low
0.9904 GPIA
in 2014
Years of data
5
2005–2023
Total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender in Lesotho, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.9928 GPIA for total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender in Lesotho peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9904 GPIA, in 2014.
Lesotho ranks 30th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.04 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9904 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9936 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9928 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.992 GPIA | 0.9904 GPIA | 0.9936 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9928 GPIA | 0.9928 GPIA | 0.9928 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58,179 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46,622 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21,586 (2018)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender in Lesotho?
- Total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender in Lesotho was 0.9928 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9904 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Lesotho rank for total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender?
- Lesotho ranks 30th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, primary education, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net attendance rate, primary 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