Total net attendance rate, primary, fourth quintile, both sexes in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total net attendance rate, primary, fourth quintile, both sexes was 99.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Total net attendance rate, primary, fourth quintile, both sexes in Lesotho, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, primary, fourth quintile, both sexes in Lesotho is 99.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, primary, fourth quintile, both sexes in Lesotho peaked at 99.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 94.1%, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 6th of 28 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Total net attendance rate, primary, fourth quintile, both sexes in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 94.1% | — |
| 2009 | 96.7% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.4% | 94.1% | 96.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 96.9% | 97.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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, primary, fourth quintile, both sexes in Lesotho?
- Total net attendance rate, primary, fourth quintile, both sexes in Lesotho was 99.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, primary, fourth quintile, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, primary, fourth quintile, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.1% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for total net attendance rate, primary, fourth quintile, both sexes?
- Lesotho ranks 6th out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, primary, fourth quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release