Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Lesotho
Gross tertiary enrolment in Lesotho was 9.9% in 2018.
The latest value for Lesotho is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Lesotho, 2018
9.9%
Change from 2017
−0.4percentage points
World, 2018
37.9%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Lesotho over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lesotho | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 43.6% |
| 2023 | – | 43.2% |
| 2022 | – | 42.0% |
| 2021 | – | 41.1% |
| 2020 | – | 39.7% |
| 2019 | – | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | 37.5% |
| 2016 | – | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | – | 31.1% |
| 2010 | – | 29.6% |
| 2009 | – | 28.3% |
| 2008 | – | 27.4% |
| 2007 | – | 26.3% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | 25.7% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | 24.3% |
| 2004 | – | 23.6% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 10.3% in 2017.
- Since 2001, when it was 2.3%, the figure has changed by +7.7 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2018 was 37.9%.
More for Lesotho
All statistics for Lesotho
Primary school enrolment (gross)
80.2%
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
Out-of-school children
32.2%
2024 · UNESCO UIS