Lower secondary completion rate, total in Lesotho
Lesotho: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 45.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Lesotho, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Lesotho is 45.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Lesotho peaked at 48.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1972.
That places Lesotho 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.4% | 6.5% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 19.2% | 18.9% | 19.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 23.5% | 25.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 24.3% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 43.6% | 48.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 40.6% | 48.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10,388 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 78.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 81.8% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 889,530 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Lesotho?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Lesotho was 45.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1972.
- How does Lesotho rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Lesotho ranks 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.