Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted was 0.3608 WPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted in Lesotho, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.3608 WPIA for total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted in Lesotho peaked at 0.5433 WPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3608 WPIA, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 22nd of 23 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.5433 WPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.508 WPIA | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4601 WPIA | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4874 WPIA | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3608 WPIA | -26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5256 WPIA | 0.508 WPIA | 0.5433 WPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4738 WPIA | 0.4601 WPIA | 0.4874 WPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3608 WPIA | 0.3608 WPIA | 0.3608 WPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 80.18 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted in Lesotho?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted in Lesotho was 0.3608 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5433 WPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3608 WPIA in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted?
- Lesotho ranks 22nd out of 23 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. 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, upper 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