Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Lesotho, Kingdom of
Lesotho, Kingdom of: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 68.2% in 2024. β² Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Lesotho, Kingdom of, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Lesotho, Kingdom of is 68.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Lesotho, Kingdom of peaked at 87.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 1999.
Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 164th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.2% | 70.3% | 82.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 77.0% | 74.8% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.7% | 57.1% | 75.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 77.2% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 80.2% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 68.2% | 76.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho, Kingdom of
- 161 Chad 69.4% compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 69.2% compare
- 163 Guinea-Bissau 68.3% compare
- 165 Burkina Faso 66.3% compare
- 166 Yemen, Republic of 65.1% compare
- 167 Angola 63.1% compare
More education data for Lesotho, Kingdom of
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Lesotho, Kingdom of was 68.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 1999.
- How does Lesotho, Kingdom of rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 164th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho, Kingdom of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release