Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) was 46.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Lesotho, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Lesotho is 46.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Lesotho peaked at 70.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 1972.
Lesotho ranks 153rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 24.3% | — |
| 1973 | 30.8% | +26.6% |
| 1977 | 27.8% | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 44.3% | +59.7% |
| 1979 | 46.8% | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 54.2% | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 60.4% | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 59.7% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 56.2% | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 59.9% | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 59.6% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 62.3% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 62.4% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 56.2% | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 52.6% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 55.8% | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 58.3% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 64.7% | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 67.3% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 50.6% | -24.8% |
| 2001 | 51.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 52.3% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 55.2% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 60.5% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 60.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 60.5% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 62.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 64.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 70.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 68.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 55.6% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 51.5% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 52.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 52.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 44.3% | -15.1% |
| 2024 | 46.3% | +4.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 46.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.0%, 77% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 46.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.3%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) 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 | +59.7% | 27.8% | 44.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.8% | 24.3% | 46.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 58.9% | 54.2% | 62.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 59.6% | 52.6% | 67.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 50.6% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 55.6% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 44.3% | 52.2% | 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, upper secondary, female in Lesotho?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Lesotho was 46.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 1972.
- How does Lesotho rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Lesotho ranks 153rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release