Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho

Lesotho: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general was 95.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
95.3%
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
52nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2016
All-time low
88.3%
in 2015
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho, 1998–2017

0204060801001998200720171998: 96.9 %1999: 96.8 %2000: 96.5 %2001: 96.6 %2002: 96.6 %2003: 96.6 %2004: 96.6 %2005: 96.6 %2006: 96.7 %2007: 96.6 %2008: 96.6 %2009: 96.6 %2010: 98.4 %2011: 98.3 %2012: 88.5 %2013: 94.8 %2014: 96.6 %2015: 88.3 %2016: 100 %2017: 95.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho is 95.3%, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 88.3%, in 2015.

That places Lesotho 52nd out of 179 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 96.9% 96.8% 96.9% 2
2000s 96.6% 96.5% 96.7% 10
2010s 95.0% 88.3% 100.0% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho?
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Lesotho was 95.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in upper 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 88.3% in 2015.
How does Lesotho rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general?
Lesotho ranks 52nd out of 179 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 3,926 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper 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.