Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Lesotho

Lesotho: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male was 15,578 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
15,578 number
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
142nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
17,376 number
in 2015
All-time low
6,447 number
in 1996
Years of data
18
1996–2017

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Lesotho, 1996–2017

05.0k10.0k15.0k1996200620171996: 6.4k number1998: 7.0k number1999: 7.5k number2000: 8.3k number2001: 9.5k number2002: 9.6k number2003: 9.7k number2004: 10.4k number2005: 11.4k number2006: 11.6k number2007: 10.8k number2010: 13.3k number2012: 16.0k number2013: 15.5k number2014: 15.9k number2015: 17.4k number2016: 15.1k number2017: 15.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Lesotho is 15,578 number, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Lesotho peaked at 17,376 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,447 number, in 1996.

Lesotho ranks 142nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,980 number 6,447 number 7,468 number 3
2000s 10,161 number 8,331 number 11,587 number 8
2010s 15,515 number 13,275 number 17,376 number 7

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 139 Eswatini 19,012 number compare
  2. 140 Fiji 17,414 number compare
  3. 141 Namibia 15,622 number compare
  4. 143 Guyana 14,755 number compare
  5. 144 Cyprus 14,635 number compare
  6. 145 Montenegro 14,578 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Lesotho?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Lesotho was 15,578 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 17,376 number in 2015.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 6,447 number in 1996.
How does Lesotho rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
Lesotho ranks 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2017.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 4,332 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/