Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 97.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Lesotho, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Lesotho stood at 97.6%. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Lesotho peaked at 97.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 1999.
That places Lesotho 99th out of 189 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 59.1% | — |
| 1971 | 55.3% | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 55.9% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 56.2% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 63.8% | +13.6% |
| 1976 | 64.2% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 64.9% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 58.4% | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 59.4% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 59.5% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 59.6% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 63.4% | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 62.8% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 63.6% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 65.7% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 65.4% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 66.5% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 67.3% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 66.4% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 65.1% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 66.3% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 66.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 64.0% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 64.9% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 63.9% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 64.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 57.3% | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 54.5% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 74.7% | +37.1% |
| 2001 | 76.5% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 79.2% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 81.9% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 82.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 84.1% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 86.4% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 84.9% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 87.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 90.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 92.4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +3.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 97.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.0%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 97.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.1%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +37.1% | 54.5% | 74.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.7% | 55.3% | 64.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 64.0% | 59.5% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.9% | 54.5% | 66.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 82.4% | 74.7% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 89.2% | 97.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 96 Bahrain 97.7% compare
- 97 Seychelles 97.6% compare
- 98 Mozambique 97.6% compare
- 100 Hong Kong 97.3% compare
- 101 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 97.2% compare
- 102 Oman 97.2% 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 total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Lesotho?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Lesotho was 97.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Lesotho ranks 99th out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 46 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Total number of students of the official age group for primary education who are enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population. Divide the total number of students in the official school age range for primary education who are enrolled in any level of education by the population of the same age group and multiply the result by 100. The difference between the total NER and the adjusted NER provides a measure of the proportion of children in the official relevant school age group who are enrolled in levels of education below the one intended for their age. The difference between the total NER and the adjusted NER for primary education is due to enrolment in pre-primary education. The total NER should be based on total enrolment of the official relevant school age group in any level of education for all types of schools and education institutions, including public, private and all other institutions that provide organized educational programmes.