Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, 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 150th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
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
- 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 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 150th out of 176 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