Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lesotho

Lesotho: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 23.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
23.5%
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
20th
of 153 countries
All-time high
75.1%
in 1999
All-time low
23.5%
in 2017
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lesotho, 1998–2017

204060801998200720171998: 74 %1999: 75.1 %2000: 57.1 %2001: 54.8 %2002: 55.5 %2003: 55.8 %2004: 55.9 %2005: 54.5 %2006: 51.9 %2007: 48.3 %2008: 46.6 %2009: 43.7 %2010: 42 %2011: 39.4 %2012: 36.9 %2013: 34.3 %2014: 31.6 %2015: 28 %2016: 26.5 %2017: 23.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lesotho is 23.5%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lesotho peaked at 75.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2017.

Lesotho ranks 20th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in Lesotho, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 74.0%
1999 75.1% +1.5%
2000 57.1% -24.0%
2001 54.8% -4.0%
2002 55.5% +1.3%
2003 55.8% +0.5%
2004 55.9% +0.3%
2005 54.5% -2.5%
2006 51.9% -4.7%
2007 48.3% -7.0%
2008 46.6% -3.4%
2009 43.7% -6.3%
2010 42.0% -3.8%
2011 39.4% -6.3%
2012 36.9% -6.2%
2013 34.3% -7.0%
2014 31.6% -8.1%
2015 28.0% -11.1%
2016 26.5% -5.6%
2017 23.5% -11.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 74.6% 74.0% 75.1% 2
2000s 52.4% 43.7% 57.1% 10
2010s 32.8% 23.5% 42.0% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lesotho?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lesotho was 23.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 75.1% in 1999.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2017.
How does Lesotho rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Lesotho ranks 20th out of 153 countries with data for 2017.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. 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 primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 2,312 data points, 1997–2020
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Percentage of pupils in primary 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. 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/