Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) was 71.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Lesotho, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 71.3% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Lesotho peaked at 94.4% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 71.3%, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 134th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 76.9% | — |
| 1973 | 83.7% | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 72.8% | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 92.1% | +26.6% |
| 1979 | 90.7% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 89.2% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 89.9% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 90.5% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 94.4% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 86.1% | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 90.3% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 86.5% | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 90.0% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 83.1% | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 82.9% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 82.3% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 78.2% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 82.3% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 78.0% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 79.4% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 84.2% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 85.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 89.4% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 89.3% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 92.2% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 92.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 90.6% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 91.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 90.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 83.6% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 81.6% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 80.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 71.3% | -1.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 71.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.1%, 82% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 71.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71.3%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +26.6% | 72.8% | 92.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.2% | 72.8% | 92.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 89.6% | 86.1% | 94.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 83.8% | 78.2% | 90.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 78.0% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 80.9% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 71.3% | 78.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 68.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 67.83 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,672 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 30,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,924 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,698 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 136,497 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 309,480 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8093 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Lesotho?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Lesotho was 71.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 1983.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3% in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Lesotho ranks 134th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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 enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release