Lesotho - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Lesotho was 32.70 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 32.70 in 2010 and a minimum value of 18.41 in 2000.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 22.67
1999 20.14
2000 18.41
2001 24.76
2002 24.73
2003 24.62
2005 26.96
2010 32.70

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Lesotho was 27.76 as of 2005. As the graph below shows, over the past 7 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27.76 in 2005 and a minimum value of 18.61 in 2000.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 24.10
1999 20.95
2000 18.61
2001 24.50
2002 23.94
2003 23.82
2005 27.76

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Lesotho was 26.16 as of 2005. As the graph below shows, over the past 7 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.16 in 2005 and a minimum value of 18.21 in 2000.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 21.26
1999 19.35
2000 18.21
2001 25.01
2002 25.50
2003 25.41
2005 26.16

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Lesotho was 103.24 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 114.09 in 2003 and a minimum value of 84.90 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 88.85
1971 84.90
1972 85.43
1973 88.79
1974 100.95
1975 100.34
1976 97.94
1977 97.22
1978 95.77
1979 96.13
1980 97.19
1981 100.00
1982 104.29
1983 105.64
1984 105.57
1985 108.53
1986 107.56
1987 109.20
1988 111.15
1989 109.83
1990 108.48
1991 109.28
1992 107.77
1993 103.56
1994 105.75
1995 107.68
1996 105.78
1997 103.50
1998 103.19
1999 99.57
2000 111.46
2001 111.76
2002 111.95
2003 114.09
2004 112.77
2005 111.01
2006 111.35
2007 105.01
2008 104.06
2009 102.71
2010 103.24

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Lesotho was 101.97 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 123.43 in 1988 and a minimum value of 101.97 in 2010.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 106.39
1972 102.34
1973 106.00
1974 120.48
1975 118.61
1976 115.60
1977 115.27
1978 113.95
1979 113.76
1980 114.13
1981 115.99
1982 119.26
1983 119.71
1984 118.39
1985 121.09
1986 119.73
1987 121.65
1988 123.43
1989 121.23
1990 119.19
1991 120.15
1992 117.08
1993 111.33
1994 112.47
1995 113.70
1996 111.32
1997 108.00
1998 107.45
1999 103.29
2000 113.45
2001 112.84
2002 112.80
2003 114.77
2004 112.74
2005 110.84
2006 111.09
2007 104.44
2008 103.26
2009 102.49
2010 101.97

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Lesotho was 104.49 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 113.42 in 2003 and a minimum value of 68.54 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 71.31
1972 68.54
1973 71.62
1974 81.46
1975 82.11
1976 80.32
1977 79.22
1978 77.65
1979 78.56
1980 80.33
1981 84.06
1982 89.39
1983 91.64
1984 92.82
1985 96.03
1986 95.45
1987 96.84
1988 98.96
1989 98.51
1990 97.86
1991 98.51
1992 98.54
1993 95.86
1994 99.09
1995 101.72
1996 100.29
1997 99.05
1998 98.98
1999 95.89
2000 109.49
2001 110.70
2002 111.11
2003 113.42
2004 112.79
2005 111.19
2006 111.60
2007 105.58
2008 104.86
2009 102.93
2010 104.49

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Lesotho was 73.36 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 76.15 in 2003 and a minimum value of 56.02 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 60.02
1971 56.02
1972 56.69
1973 57.20
1974 65.21
1976 66.14
1977 67.22
1978 60.95
1979 62.29
1980 62.58
1981 62.96
1982 67.29
1983 66.87
1984 67.85
1985 70.10
1986 69.99
1987 71.45
1988 72.57
1989 71.84
1990 70.67
1991 71.89
1992 71.90
1993 69.24
1994 70.00
1995 68.49
1996 68.62
1998 60.94
1999 56.19
2000 76.00
2001 75.85
2002 75.98
2003 76.15
2004 73.90
2005 73.18
2006 70.45
2007 70.94
2008 71.83
2009 71.92
2010 73.36

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Lesotho was 74.75 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 81.36 in 1988 and a minimum value of 59.48 in 1999.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 73.11
1972 68.98
1973 68.91
1974 77.96
1976 78.87
1977 80.27
1978 72.59
1979 74.29
1980 73.81
1981 73.39
1982 77.61
1983 76.72
1984 77.55
1985 79.55
1986 79.00
1987 80.52
1988 81.36
1989 80.19
1990 78.52
1991 79.70
1992 79.25
1993 75.95
1994 76.10
1995 73.70
1996 73.94
1998 65.01
1999 59.48
2000 78.87
2001 78.77
2002 78.54
2003 78.70
2004 76.06
2005 75.23
2006 71.92
2007 72.41
2008 73.26
2009 73.81
2010 74.75

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Lesotho was 71.98 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 73.62 in 2003 and a minimum value of 44.42 in 1972.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 46.92
1972 44.42
1973 45.50
1974 52.49
1976 53.44
1977 54.20
1978 49.34
1979 50.34
1980 51.39
1981 52.57
1982 57.02
1983 57.08
1984 58.19
1985 60.71
1986 61.02
1987 62.44
1988 63.85
1989 63.55
1990 62.88
1991 64.14
1992 64.61
1993 62.59
1994 63.96
1995 63.33
1996 63.35
1998 56.91
1999 52.94
2000 73.16
2001 72.96
2002 73.45
2003 73.62
2004 71.76
2005 71.15
2006 68.99
2007 69.50
2008 70.42
2009 70.05
2010 71.98

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Lesotho was 0.68 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 3.05 in 1998, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 2000.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 3.05
2000 0.01
2002 0.07
2003 0.07
2004 0.29
2005 0.31
2006 0.41
2007 0.59
2010 0.68

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Lesotho was 46.39 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 46.39 in 2010 and a minimum value of 7.27 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 10.94
1971 7.27
1972 8.06
1973 10.84
1974 12.24
1975 12.32
1976 12.99
1977 13.50
1978 13.56
1979 15.84
1980 16.70
1981 18.07
1982 18.51
1983 20.31
1984 20.96
1985 21.52
1986 22.20
1987 23.82
1988 24.67
1989 24.76
1990 24.68
1991 24.22
1992 25.61
1993 26.58
1994 28.90
1995 30.37
1996 30.09
1997 31.16
1998 30.55
1999 30.29
2000 30.14
2001 31.77
2002 32.63
2003 33.14
2004 35.02
2005 36.54
2006 36.20
2007 38.99
2008 40.86
2009 43.86
2010 46.39

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Lesotho was 53.89 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 53.89 in 2010 and a minimum value of 7.90 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 12.55
1971 7.90
1972 8.84
1973 11.40
1974 13.06
1975 13.60
1976 14.65
1977 15.51
1978 15.64
1979 18.92
1980 20.01
1981 21.82
1982 22.19
1983 24.71
1984 25.13
1985 25.54
1986 26.53
1987 28.70
1988 29.66
1989 29.30
1990 29.26
1991 28.43
1992 30.30
1993 31.40
1994 34.33
1996 35.32
1997 36.46
1998 36.44
1999 34.92
2000 34.35
2001 35.70
2002 36.77
2003 37.24
2004 39.19
2005 40.97
2006 40.71
2007 44.55
2008 47.11
2009 51.18
2010 53.89

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Lesotho was 38.99 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.99 in 2010 and a minimum value of 6.63 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 9.29
1971 6.63
1972 7.27
1973 10.27
1974 11.40
1975 11.02
1976 11.30
1977 11.47
1978 11.46
1979 12.73
1980 13.36
1981 14.27
1982 14.78
1983 15.87
1984 16.76
1985 17.46
1986 17.81
1987 18.88
1988 19.61
1989 20.16
1990 20.04
1991 19.97
1992 20.87
1993 21.71
1994 23.41
1996 24.82
1997 25.83
1998 24.63
1999 25.68
2000 25.96
2001 27.86
2002 28.52
2003 29.07
2004 30.89
2005 32.14
2006 31.72
2007 33.48
2008 34.67
2009 36.63
2010 38.99

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Lesotho was 29.85 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.85 in 2010 and a minimum value of 4.41 in 1970.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 4.41
1980 12.07
1985 12.20
1991 14.64
1992 16.47
1994 16.21
1998 13.50
1999 17.16
2000 18.86
2001 20.67
2002 21.17
2003 21.61
2004 22.21
2005 23.50
2006 23.39
2007 24.65
2008 26.18
2009 28.04
2010 29.85

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Lesotho was 36.96 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.96 in 2010 and a minimum value of 4.96 in 1970.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 4.96
1980 15.55
1985 16.34
1991 19.43
1992 21.45
1994 21.53
1998 18.52
1999 21.66
2000 23.44
2001 25.31
2002 25.72
2003 26.22
2004 27.02
2005 28.73
2006 28.53
2007 30.36
2008 32.29
2009 34.92
2010 36.96

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Lesotho was 22.82 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.82 in 2010 and a minimum value of 3.85 in 1970.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 3.85
1980 8.54
1985 8.02
1991 9.79
1992 11.42
1994 10.83
1998 8.45
1999 12.70
2000 14.32
2001 16.08
2002 16.65
2003 17.03
2004 17.44
2005 18.31
2006 18.30
2007 19.00
2008 20.14
2009 21.24
2010 22.82

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Lesotho was 0.96 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 11.07 in 1998, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1999.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 11.07
1999 0.00
2000 0.00
2002 0.21
2003 0.05
2004 1.48
2005 2.09
2006 2.63
2010 0.96

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Lesotho was 3.52 as of 2006. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.52 in 2006 and a minimum value of 0.33 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 0.43
1971 0.37
1972 0.33
1973 0.45
1974 0.53
1975 0.49
1976 0.64
1977 0.84
1978 0.93
1979 1.06
1980 0.97
1981 1.05
1982 1.08
1983 1.08
1984 1.01
1985 1.28
1986 1.32
1987 1.54
1988 1.65
1989 1.61
1990 1.35
1991 1.38
1992 2.38
1993 2.52
1994 2.69
1995 2.62
1996 2.67
1999 1.99
2000 2.13
2001 2.30
2002 2.26
2003 2.69
2005 3.34
2006 3.52

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Lesotho was 3.91 as of 2006. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.91 in 2006 and a minimum value of 0.25 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 0.27
1971 0.25
1973 0.38
1974 0.44
1975 0.39
1977 0.77
1978 0.89
1979 0.96
1981 1.00
1982 1.06
1983 1.04
1984 0.97
1985 1.28
1986 1.35
1987 1.73
1988 1.93
1989 1.87
1990 1.49
1991 1.55
1992 2.46
1993 2.67
1994 2.82
1995 2.77
1996 2.79
1999 2.53
2000 2.63
2001 2.92
2002 2.64
2003 3.32
2005 3.82
2006 3.91

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Lesotho was 3.14 as of 2006. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.14 in 2006 and a minimum value of 0.50 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 0.62
1971 0.50
1973 0.52
1974 0.63
1975 0.60
1977 0.92
1978 0.97
1979 1.16
1981 1.11
1982 1.11
1983 1.13
1984 1.06
1985 1.28
1986 1.28
1987 1.33
1988 1.33
1989 1.32
1990 1.19
1991 1.19
1992 2.28
1993 2.35
1994 2.54
1995 2.46
1996 2.55
1999 1.45
2000 1.62
2001 1.67
2002 1.88
2003 2.06
2005 2.86
2006 3.14

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation