Primary completion (UIS) in Lesotho
In Lesotho, 87.9% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2024.
Lesotho, 2024
87.9%
Change from 2018
+8.0percentage points
Primary completion (UIS) in Lesotho over time
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% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lesotho |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 79.9% |
| 2014 | 64.9% |
| 2009 | 64.1% |
| 2005 | 49.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 79.9% in 2018, a change of +8.0 percentage points.
- Since 2005, when it was 49.9%, the figure has changed by +38.0 percentage points.
More for Lesotho
All statistics for Lesotho
Lower secondary completion
56.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school completion rate
67.0%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
38.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Upper secondary completion
40.2%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
32.2%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
32.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS