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Lesotho: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

78.60percent · 2024-25.9% 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
202478.599
202380.253
202282.22
202184.185
202086.512
201991.884
201894.177
2017103.503
2016102.282
2015103.253
2014106.049
2013108.824
2012113.194
2011114.779
2010116.645
2009118.843
2008121.236
2007122.716
2006128.974
2005125.116
2004123.779
2003122.844
2002117.123
2001113.588
2000110.677
199998.721
199899.132
199798.62
1996101.823
1995104.44
1994104.037
1993103.935
1992109.953
1991113.6
1990113.638
1989116.786
1988120.387
1987120.239
1986114.435
1985117.352
1984116.316
1983119.211
1982120.264
1981118.141
1980117.095
1979117.221
1978117.587
1977118.718
1976118.282
1975121.177
1974122.939
1973108.138
1972104.473
1970108.985

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

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