Lesotho
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Lower middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
30% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
305,399 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
215,517 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
17%
Source: UNSDG, 2014
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
93
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
No data available
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
50%
Source: DHS, 2014
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
7
Source: UIS, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS, 2018
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Completion rate
Primary school age
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Female 92%
-
Male 69%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 55%
-
Male 33%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 37%
-
Male 27%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 2%
-
Male 4%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school
-
Female 9%
-
Male 19%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school
-
Female 29%
-
Male 45%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Programs Back to Top
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Community Grants Program
Project/Program
Schools for Africa
Research Project/Report/Study
The Effect of COVID-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology: A Survey of the Experiences and Opinions of Educators and Technology Specialists
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Upholding the Rights of Vulnerable Children - Lesotho