Lesotho - Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children)

The value for Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children) in Lesotho was 91.91 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 91.91 in 2016 and a minimum value of 57.68 in 1999.

Definition: Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 71.69
1972 67.64
1973 67.35
1974 75.91
1976 76.21
1977 77.10
1978 69.30
1979 70.57
1980 69.89
1981 69.23
1982 72.95
1983 71.93
1984 72.57
1985 74.38
1986 73.46
1987 74.39
1988 74.74
1989 73.46
1990 72.07
1991 73.05
1992 72.79
1993 70.07
1994 70.50
1995 68.49
1996 69.13
1998 61.11
1999 57.68
2000 77.50
2001 79.28
2002 81.64
2003 84.35
2004 84.34
2005 86.16
2006 88.33
2007 86.22
2008 88.07
2009 88.91
2010 90.34
2011 90.20
2012 90.59
2013 88.13
2014 88.87
2015 89.93
2016 91.91

Development Relevance: Relevance to gender indicator: Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Limitations and Exceptions: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Adjusted net enrollment rate in primary education is calculated by dividing the number of children in the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary or secondary education by the population of the same age group and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation