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Education and science & technology indicators

Overview

Education and science & technology indicators for Lesotho, sourced from the World Bank. Covers literacy, enrollment, expenditure, research output, and more.

Key Indicators

Education Quality
58/100
World Bank (literacy + enrollment)

Data Explorer

Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
96.4800033569336
2024 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative)
26.34787940979
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, primary (% gross)
80.1830208282055
2024 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, female (%) (cumulative)
70.2207717895508
2024 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, male (%) (cumulative)
58.2165908813477
2024 · World Bank
Primary education, pupils
309480
2024 · World Bank
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
1.04999995231628
2024 · World Bank
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
83.1500015258789
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)
78.5987944155831
2024 · World Bank
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
34.5192835270474
2024 · World Bank
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
98.8000030517578
2024 · World Bank
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
96.629997253418
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
18.318
2024 · World Bank
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
94.3099975585938
2024 · World Bank
School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)
81.7529054322427
2024 · World Bank
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
90.4499969482422
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
16.147
2024 · World Bank
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)
6.62253066096596
2024 · World Bank
Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age)
35.8562500818845
2024 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)
26.399040222168
2024 · World Bank

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Sources: World Bank | UNESCO · Last updated: 2025

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