Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes was 53.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Lesotho, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Lesotho is 53.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Lesotho peaked at 80.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 31st of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 69.2% | — |
| 2009 | 70.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 80.5% | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | -27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.7% | 69.2% | 70.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 77.6% | 74.8% | 80.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 53.9% | 53.9% | 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, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Lesotho?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Lesotho was 53.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes?
- Lesotho ranks 31st out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release