School enrollment, preprimary in Lesotho
Lesotho: School enrollment, preprimary was 33.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Lesotho, 1998–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 33.0% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Lesotho peaked at 43.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 148th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.2% | 20.4% | 22.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 18.9% | 30.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 33.0% | 43.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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, total 889,530 (2025)
- Labor force, female 43.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Lesotho?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Lesotho was 33.0% in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Lesotho ranks 148th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.