Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Lesotho
Lesotho: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 50.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Lesotho, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 50.1% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Lesotho peaked at 86.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 2017.
Lesotho ranks 7th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 86.3% | — |
| 1999 | 70.9% | -17.8% |
| 2000 | 64.2% | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 61.3% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 60.9% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 62.3% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 65.5% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 63.4% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 62.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 60.6% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 55.4% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 52.2% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.6% | 70.9% | 86.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 59.5% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 50.1% | 62.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 4 Burkina Faso 59.1% compare
- 5 Madagascar 54.7% compare
- 6 Burundi 51.8% compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 48.7% compare
- 9 Namibia 48.3% compare
- 10 Uganda 47.9% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Lesotho?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Lesotho was 50.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Lesotho ranks 7th out of 154 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/