Progression to secondary school in Lesotho
Lesotho: Progression to secondary school was 87.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Lesotho, 1971–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school in Lesotho is 87.5%, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Lesotho peaked at 87.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 1971.
That places Lesotho 131st out of 167 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.7% | 33.9% | 45.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 65.7% | 63.6% | 67.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 66.1% | 64.2% | 67.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 78.2% | 68.5% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 84.7% | 87.5% | 6 |
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 progression to secondary school in Lesotho?
- Progression to secondary school in Lesotho was 87.5% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for progression to secondary school?
- Lesotho ranks 131st out of 167 countries with data for 2015.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).