School enrollment, primary, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: School enrollment, primary, male was 81.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Lesotho, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary, male in Lesotho stood at 81.8%.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Lesotho peaked at 131.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 69.4%, in 1972.
Lesotho ranks 191st of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.6% | 69.4% | 84.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 90.9% | 82.3% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.5% | 90.2% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 121.0% | 107.3% | 131.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.9% | 90.7% | 120.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 81.8% | 89.0% | 5 |
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)
- Labor force, female 43.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 889,530 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9514 GPI (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Lesotho?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Lesotho was 81.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 131.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.4% in 1972.
- How does Lesotho rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Lesotho ranks 191st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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 School enrollment, primary, male (% 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.