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Lesotho: School enrollment, primary (% gross)

80.18percent · 2024-25.6% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202480.183
202381.641
202283.634
202185.037
202087.745
201991.279
201896.005
2017105.559
2016104.249
2015105.217
2014107.844
2013110.493
2012115.308
2011117.182
2010118.574
2009119.62
2008122.514
2007124.028
2006129.976
2005125.938
2004124.347
2003122.545
2002116.675
2001112.828
2000108.976
199995.26
199895.489
199794.859
199697.074
199599.269
199498.196
199397.065
1992101.592
1991103.676
1990103.685
1989105.914
1988108.25
1987107.438
1986102.514
1985104.893
1984103.466
1983104.975
1982104.993
1981101.733
198099.675
197999.081
197898.945
1977100.377
1976100.598
1975102.782
1974103.098
197390.451
197286.835
197186.157
197090.076

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). School enrollment, primary (% gross). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-school-enrollment-primary (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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