Education in Lesotho 131 indicators covering education for Lesotho. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 84.3% 2022 up 22.1% 108th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 220 2024 down 14.4% 94th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 230 2024 down 4.6% 97th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 163 2024 down 60.1% 121st Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 274 2024 down 66.7% 118th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 113.8% 2017 up 4.9% 27th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 125.6% 2017 up 7.4% 24th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.2% 2100 down 36.4% 129th Number of adults with no formal education by region 4,200 people 2100 down 39.1% 137th Population by level of education 635,500 people 2100 up 9.4% 150th Repeaters, primary, female 7.5% 2016 down 57.2% 37th Repeaters, primary, male 10.7% 2016 down 55.7% 31st School enrollment, secondary, private 1.4% 2016 down 31.2% 163rd School enrollment, primary 93.3% 2017 up 10.3% 98th Trained teachers in primary education 99.5% 2023 up 38.2% 44th Over-age students, primary 21.1% 2017 down 32.2% 17th Secondary education, teachers 55.2% 2023 down 0.9% 124th School enrollment, primary, female 93.4% 2017 up 8.8% 75th School enrollment, primary, male 93.2% 2017 up 11.8% 80th Over-age students, primary, male 23.4% 2017 down 28.6% 16th Over-age students, primary, female 18.6% 2017 down 36.5% 24th Compulsory education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 168th Progression to secondary school 87.5% 2015 up 6.5% 131st Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 91.2% 2016 up 5.5% 128th Trained teachers in primary education, female 99.6% 2023 up 32.3% 45th Trained teachers in primary education, male 99.3% 2023 up 60.2% 43rd Primary education, pupils 48.9% 2017 down 1.1% 59th Tertiary education, academic staff 52.6% 2018 up 10.8% 35th Persistence to grade 5, female 89.3% 2022 up 17.8% 88th Persistence to grade 5, male 79.7% 2022 up 26.3% 104th School enrollment, secondary 41.4% 2016 up 60.0% 135th Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th Progression to secondary school, male 86.3% 2015 up 7.0% 127th School enrollment, secondary, female 50.0% 2016 up 59.4% 120th School enrollment, secondary, male 32.7% 2016 up 61.1% 141st Progression to secondary school, female 88.5% 2015 up 6.1% 117th Expenditure on tertiary education 7.4% 2018 down 79.6% 148th Literacy rate, youth female 98.8% 2024 up 2.4% 41st Children out of school, primary 124,175 2024 up 129.5% 55th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 91.9% 2016 up 4.1% 102nd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 90.5% 2016 up 7.0% 108th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2024 down 4.1% 2nd Literacy rate, youth male 94.3% 2024 up 7.9% 60th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 32.95 2017 down 11.4% 38th Literacy rate, youth total 96.5% 2024 up 4.9% 54th Expenditure on secondary education 30.1% 2018 up 46.5% 93rd Expenditure on primary education 56.0% 2018 up 55.5% 8th Secondary education, pupils 57.4% 2017 up 1.0% 1st Children out of school, primary, female 60,997 2024 up 147.6% 55th Children out of school, primary, male 63,178 2024 up 114.4% 59th Literacy rate, adult total 90.5% 2024 down 7.0% 47th Literacy rate, adult male 83.2% 2024 down 13.3% 62nd Trained teachers in secondary education 97.6% 2023 down 2.4% 39th Adolescents out of school 32.3% 2024 up 135.8% 26th Trained teachers in secondary education, female 98.1% 2023 down 1.9% 37th Trained teachers in secondary education, male 96.9% 2023 down 3.1% 40th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 25.34 2017 down 0.2% 34th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 18.46 2016 down 4.9% 78th Adolescents out of school, female 28.7% 2024 up 205.7% 30th Adolescents out of school, male 35.9% 2024 up 99.2% 21st ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →