Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male (%) (rate male) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male (%) (rate male) was 37.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Lesotho, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Lesotho stood at 37.0%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Lesotho peaked at 64.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 1977.
That places Lesotho 162nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male (%) (rate male) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 30.1% | — |
| 1977 | 25.1% | -16.5% |
| 1978 | 34.8% | +38.7% |
| 1979 | 36.5% | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 42.0% | +15.0% |
| 1981 | 45.9% | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 48.0% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 44.8% | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 47.3% | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 47.9% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 49.9% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 50.3% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 49.4% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 47.4% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 49.3% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 54.6% | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 62.2% | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 51.5% | -17.2% |
| 2001 | 54.3% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 53.9% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 57.6% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 57.3% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 57.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 62.9% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 63.5% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 60.6% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 58.6% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 53.3% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 42.1% | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 41.8% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 36.8% | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 37.0% | +0.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 37.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.6%, 60% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 37.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.9%, 77% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male (%) (rate male) 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 | +38.7% | 25.1% | 34.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.6% | 25.1% | 36.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 46.6% | 42.0% | 49.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 52.7% | 47.4% | 62.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 51.5% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 47.7% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 36.8% | 42.6% | 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, male in Lesotho?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Lesotho was 37.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 1977.
- How does Lesotho rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male?
- Lesotho ranks 162nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release