Primary school enrolment (gross) in Lesotho
Gross primary school enrolment in Lesotho was 80.2% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Lesotho, 2024
80.2%
Change from 2023
−1.5percentage points
World, 2024
102.2%
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Lesotho over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lesotho | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 80.2% | 102.2% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | 100.7% |
| 2022 | 83.6% | 100.4% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | 99.1% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 105.6% | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 104.2% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | 105.2% | 101.0% |
| 2014 | 107.8% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 110.5% | 103.0% |
| 2012 | 115.3% | 102.9% |
| 2011 | 117.2% | 102.4% |
| 2010 | 118.6% | 102.5% |
| 2009 | 119.6% | 102.7% |
| 2008 | 122.5% | 102.9% |
| 2007 | 124.0% | 102.7% |
| 2006 | 130.0% | 101.7% |
| 2005 | 125.9% | 101.7% |
| 2004 | 124.3% | 101.6% |
| 2003 | 122.5% | 100.9% |
| 2002 | 116.7% | 99.4% |
| 2001 | 112.8% | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.5 percentage points from 81.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 107.8%, the figure has changed by −27.7 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.
More for Lesotho
All statistics for Lesotho
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
9.9%
2018 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
90.4%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
38.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
87.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
56.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
40.2%
2024 · UNESCO UIS