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Lesotho: School enrollment, preprimary, female

33.45percent · 2019+26.9% since 2003

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 programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1998 to 2019.

19982019

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
201933.454
201835.41
201639.753
201539.777
201435.793
201340.735
201243.878
201142.837
201037.36
200531.431
200326.368
200225.831
200125.723
200019.077
199921.211
199823.511

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World Bank (2026). School enrollment, preprimary, female. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-school-enrollment-preprimary-female (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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