Primary net enrolment in Lesotho
In Lesotho, 67.8% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1999.
Lesotho, 2024
67.8%
Change from 2023
−1.5percentage points
Primary net enrolment in Lesotho over time
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% of children of primary school 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 | 67.8% |
| 2023 | 69.3% |
| 2022 | 70.6% |
| 2021 | 69.7% |
| 2020 | 75.7% |
| 2019 | 77.1% |
| 2018 | 79.8% |
| 2017 | 85.2% |
| 2016 | 83.8% |
| 2015 | 83.3% |
| 2014 | 84.1% |
| 2013 | 85.4% |
| 2012 | 85.2% |
| 2011 | 85.1% |
| 2010 | 84.8% |
| 2009 | 84.1% |
| 2008 | 84.8% |
| 2007 | 84.0% |
| 2006 | 86.0% |
| 2005 | 83.3% |
| 2004 | 81.8% |
| 2003 | 82.0% |
| 2002 | 79.6% |
| 2001 | 76.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.5 percentage points from 69.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 84.1%, the figure has changed by −16.2 percentage points.
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All statistics for Lesotho
Out-of-school children
32.2%
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Primary school enrolment (gross)
80.2%
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
38.1%
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Primary completion (UIS)
87.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
56.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
40.2%
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