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 36.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lesotho, 1998–2017
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 36.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lesotho peaked at 79.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 2017.
That places Lesotho 10th out of 154 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
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
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 79.7% | — |
| 1999 | 79.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 65.7% | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 64.2% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 59.6% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 50.4% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 36.8% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.8% | 79.7% | 79.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 56.3% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 36.8% | 54.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 7 Mozambique 40.4% compare
- 8 Central African Republic 39.5% compare
- 9 Malawi 37.3% compare
- 11 Eritrea 36.7% compare
- 12 Uganda 35.0% compare
- 13 Mauritania 34.7% compare
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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 36.8% 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 79.8% 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 36.8% in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Lesotho ranks 10th out of 154 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 38.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/