Contact Contacts
Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Lesotho

Primary school enrollment in Lesotho in 2017 — 93.3%. Ranked 81 in the world out of 137. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 34.2 pp.

2017 93.3% +2.7 pp vs 2016
World rank 81of 137
Period maximum 93.3%2017
Period minimum 54.3%1999

Trend over time

1970–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Lesotho, 1970–2017506070809010019701975198019851990199520002005201020151970: 59.1%1971: 55.3%1972: 55.9%1973: 56.2%1974: 63.8%1976: 64.2%1977: 64.9%1978: 58.4%1979: 59.4%1980: 59.5%1981: 59.6%1982: 63.4%1983: 62.8%1984: 63.6%1985: 65.7%1986: 65.4%1987: 66.5%1988: 67.3%1989: 66.4%1990: 65.1%1991: 66.3%1992: 66.3%1993: 64%1994: 64.9%1995: 63.9%1996: 64.1%1998: 57.2%1999: 54.3%2000: 74.5%2001: 76.3%2002: 78.8%2003: 81.6%2004: 81.9%2005: 83.8%2006: 86.1%2007: 84.6%2008: 86.2%2009: 86.8%2010: 88.6%2011: 88.9%2012: 89.2%2013: 86.4%2014: 87.4%2015: 88.6%2016: 90.6%2017: 93.3%
Change over the period: +34.2 pp Annual average: 0.73 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho

Lesotho 93.3%
World 89.3%
Southern Africa computed 87.6%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 86.4%
Primary school enrollment — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 93.3 +2.7 pp
2016 90.6 +2 pp
2015 88.6 +1.2 pp
2014 87.4 +1 pp
2013 86.4 −2.8 pp
2012 89.2 +0.3 pp
2011 88.9 +0.3 pp
2010 88.6 +1.8 pp
2009 86.8 +0.7 pp
2008 86.2 +1.6 pp
2007 84.6 −1.5 pp
2006 86.1 +2.3 pp
2005 83.8 +1.9 pp
2004 81.9 +0.3 pp
2003 81.6 +2.8 pp
2002 78.8 +2.5 pp
2001 76.3 +1.8 pp
2000 74.5 +20.2 pp
1999 54.3 −2.9 pp
1998 57.2 —
1996 64.1 +0.2 pp
1995 63.9 −1 pp
1994 64.9 +0.9 pp
1993 64 −2.3 pp
1992 66.3 +0.1 pp
1991 66.3 +1.2 pp
1990 65.1 −1.3 pp
1989 66.4 −0.9 pp
1988 67.3 +0.8 pp
1987 66.5 +1.1 pp
1986 65.4 −0.3 pp
1985 65.7 +2.1 pp
1984 63.6 +0.8 pp
1983 62.8 −0.6 pp
1982 63.4 +3.8 pp
1981 59.6 +0.1 pp
1980 59.5 +0.1 pp
1979 59.4 +0.9 pp
1978 58.4 −6.5 pp
1977 64.9 +0.6 pp
1976 64.2 —
1974 63.8 +7.6 pp
1973 56.2 +0.3 pp
1972 55.9 +0.6 pp
1971 55.3 −3.8 pp
1970 59.1 —

Southern Africa, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NA Namibia 97.3 LS Lesotho 93.3 ZA South Africa 87 SZ Eswatini 82.5
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

Other indicators for Lesotho

Education Primary completion rate

What share of children reach the last grade of primary school.

Lesotho by year Education Children out of school

How many children of school age are not in school — in absolute numbers.

Lesotho by year Education Share of children out of school

What share of children of school age are not in school.

Lesotho by year Education Secondary school enrollment

The gross enrollment ratio for secondary school.

Lesotho by year
All indicators for Lesotho