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 30.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
30.3%
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
15th
of 155 countries
All-time high
77.4%
in 1999
All-time low
30.3%
in 2017
Years of data
20
1998–2017

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

0204060801998200720171998: 76.8 %1999: 77.4 %2000: 61.3 %2001: 59.5 %2002: 60.1 %2003: 60.5 %2004: 60.9 %2005: 59.8 %2006: 57.5 %2007: 54 %2008: 52.8 %2009: 50 %2010: 48.6 %2011: 46.1 %2012: 43.8 %2013: 41 %2014: 37.8 %2015: 34 %2016: 32.6 %2017: 30.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 30.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lesotho peaked at 77.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2017.

Lesotho ranks 15th of 155 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 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, both sexes (%) in Lesotho, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 76.8%
1999 77.4% +0.8%
2000 61.3% -20.7%
2001 59.5% -3.0%
2002 60.1% +1.0%
2003 60.5% +0.6%
2004 60.9% +0.8%
2005 59.8% -1.8%
2006 57.5% -3.8%
2007 54.0% -6.1%
2008 52.8% -2.2%
2009 50.0% -5.3%
2010 48.6% -2.8%
2011 46.1% -5.1%
2012 43.8% -5.0%
2013 41.0% -6.4%
2014 37.8% -7.8%
2015 34.0% -10.0%
2016 32.6% -4.0%
2017 30.3% -7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 77.1% 76.8% 77.4% 2
2000s 57.6% 50.0% 61.3% 10
2010s 39.3% 30.3% 48.6% 8

Countries ranked near Lesotho

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  2. 13 Uganda 33.9% compare
  3. 14 Ghana 31.4% compare
  4. 16 Chad 29.8% compare
  5. 17 Gambia 29.1% compare
  6. 18 Burundi 29.1% 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 30.3% 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 77.4% 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 30.3% in 2017.
How does Lesotho rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Lesotho ranks 15th out of 155 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 43.9%. 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 2,392 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/