Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 97.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 97.9% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 88.7%, in 1971.
Lesotho ranks 56th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 91.4% | — |
| 1971 | 88.7% | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 91.1% | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 94.7% | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 94.0% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 92.0% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 90.9% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 91.6% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 92.3% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 93.9% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 94.7% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 94.6% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 96.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 96.0% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 98.7% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 98.7% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 98.4% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | -2.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 97.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.8%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 97.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.1%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.4% | 88.7% | 94.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 94.2% | 92.3% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.2% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 96.3% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 95.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 53 Marshall Islands 98.4% compare
- 54 Guinea-Bissau 98.2% compare
- 55 Bhutan 97.9% compare
- 57 Micronesia (country) 97.9% compare
- 58 Peru 97.9% compare
- 59 Cape Verde 97.7% compare
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- 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)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- 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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho was 97.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.7% in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Lesotho ranks 56th out of 205 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.