Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 98.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Lesotho, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Lesotho stood at 98.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Lesotho peaked at 98.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 1999.
That places Lesotho 92nd 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 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.0% | 67.4% | 77.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 72.7% | 69.2% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 57.7% | 73.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 77.5% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 90.2% | 98.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Lesotho?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Lesotho was 98.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Lesotho ranks 92nd out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students of the official age group for primary education who are enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding female population. Divide the total number of female students in the official school age range for primary education who are enrolled in any level of education by the female 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.