Lesotho - Lower secondary completion rate
Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)
Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Lesotho was 58.47 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 58.47 in 2018, while its lowest value was 6.55 in 1972.
Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 6.55 |
| 1973 | 12.48 |
| 1986 | 20.86 |
| 1987 | 21.37 |
| 1998 | 26.25 |
| 1999 | 27.74 |
| 2000 | 26.86 |
| 2001 | 28.71 |
| 2002 | 28.46 |
| 2003 | 30.69 |
| 2004 | 32.85 |
| 2005 | 34.02 |
| 2006 | 35.66 |
| 2007 | 35.65 |
| 2008 | 38.15 |
| 2009 | 47.76 |
| 2010 | 52.98 |
| 2012 | 56.79 |
| 2013 | 56.79 |
| 2014 | 57.89 |
| 2016 | 55.49 |
| 2017 | 55.60 |
| 2018 | 58.47 |
Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Lesotho was 41.45 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 42.04 in 2014, while its lowest value was 6.34 in 1972.
Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 6.34 |
| 1973 | 12.22 |
| 1986 | 15.88 |
| 1987 | 16.01 |
| 1998 | 19.37 |
| 1999 | 21.98 |
| 2000 | 20.89 |
| 2001 | 22.92 |
| 2002 | 22.96 |
| 2003 | 23.74 |
| 2004 | 25.97 |
| 2005 | 27.13 |
| 2006 | 27.94 |
| 2007 | 27.59 |
| 2008 | 29.59 |
| 2009 | 33.89 |
| 2010 | 37.49 |
| 2012 | 40.74 |
| 2013 | 40.41 |
| 2014 | 42.04 |
| 2016 | 38.42 |
| 2017 | 39.17 |
| 2018 | 41.45 |
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Lesotho was 49.97 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 49.97 in 2018, while its lowest value was 6.45 in 1972.
Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 6.45 |
| 1973 | 12.35 |
| 1986 | 18.42 |
| 1987 | 18.74 |
| 1998 | 22.85 |
| 1999 | 24.90 |
| 2000 | 23.91 |
| 2001 | 25.84 |
| 2002 | 25.72 |
| 2003 | 27.22 |
| 2004 | 29.41 |
| 2005 | 30.57 |
| 2006 | 31.79 |
| 2007 | 31.62 |
| 2008 | 33.87 |
| 2009 | 40.82 |
| 2010 | 45.24 |
| 2012 | 48.75 |
| 2013 | 48.56 |
| 2014 | 49.92 |
| 2016 | 46.93 |
| 2017 | 47.38 |
| 2018 | 49.97 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
