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Africa > Lesotho > Education

BASOTHO EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 6.69 % of GNI Time series [17th of 168]
Average years of schooling of adults 4.2 [72nd of 100]
Children out of school, primary 41,497 Time series [37th of 126]
    Children out of school, primary (per capita) 23.121 per 1,000 people Time series [20th of 150]
Children out of school, primary, female 16,426 Time series [37th of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, female (per capita) 9.152 per 1,000 people Time series [25th of 147]
Children out of school, primary, male 25,071 Time series [36th of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, male (per capita) 13.969 per 1,000 people Time series [20th of 148]
Duration of compulsory education 7 years [126th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 7 [6th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 6 [79th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 418,668 Time series [105th of 189]
    Education enrolment by level > Primary level (per capita) 0.233 per capita Time series [3rd of 172]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 82,258 Time series [126th of 171]
    Education enrolment by level > Secondary level (per capita) 45.706 per 1,000 people Time series [134th of 159]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 6,108 Time series [116th of 150]
    Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita) 3.394 per 1,000 people Time series [108th of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level 50.11% Time series [3rd of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level 56.13% Time series [2nd of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level 61.31% Time series [16th of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level 87% Time series [103rd of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men 84% Time series [108th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women 90% Time series [90th of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 10.8% Time series [3rd of 127]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 29.8% Time series [1st of 85]
Education spending (% of GDP) 10.4% [3rd of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure) 18.4% [29th of 96]
Education spending (% Primary) 53.2% [18th of 110]
Education spending (% Secondary) 23.8% [92nd of 107]
Education spending (% Tertiary) 18.6% [54th of 108]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 60.9% Time series [84th of 112]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 49.1% Time series [89th of 101]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 64.6% Time series [75th of 101]
Education, primary completion rate 67 Time series [97th of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men 55 Time series [105th of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women 79 Time series [82nd of 145]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 20.6% [120th of 135]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 24.19 % Time series [3rd of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 49.02 % Time series [3rd of 93]
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 1,104.8 % Time series [1st of 81]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 50.6% [2nd of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 54.1% [10th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results 66.892 [121st of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment 1 Time series [40th of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment 1.26 Time series [2nd of 172]
Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment 1.27 Time series [33rd of 139]
Grade 1 intake rate 54.5 [71st of 114]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group 120.21 % Time series [15th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group 128.13 % Time series [10th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group 124.2 % Time series [12th of 157]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ 15.2% Time series [63rd of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Men 25.4% Time series [30th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women 5.5% Time series [100th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ 193,600 Time series [93rd of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ (per capita) 107.557 per 1,000 people Time series [55th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men 159,700 Time series [75th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men (per capita) 88.724 per 1,000 people Time series [25th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women 35,500 Time series [109th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women (per capita) 19.723 per 1,000 people Time series [100th of 138]
Literacy > Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Female 94.5% Time series [54th of 157]
Literacy > Male 74.5% Time series [125th of 156]
Literacy > Total population 84.8% Time series [97th of 160]
Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 90.3 % Time series [42nd of 121]
Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 73.7 % Time series [92nd of 121]
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 82.22 % Time series [67th of 121]
Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 97.11 % Time series [36th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 77.22 % Time series [95th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 87.16 % Time series [69th of 123]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 84.7% Time series [79th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men 73.3% Time series [105th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Women 95.8% Time series [47th of 138]
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 59.13 % Time series [39th of 95]
Net intake rate in grade 1, female > % of official school-age population 59.52 % Time series [37th of 93]
Net intake rate in grade 1, male > % of official school-age population 58.74 % Time series [38th of 93]
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 68.86 % Time series [59th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 57.96 % Time series [67th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 73.35 % Time series [39th of 92]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group 78.72 % Time series [54th of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group 55.15 % Time series [76th of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 66.87 % Time series [68th of 141]
Primary education, duration > years 7 years Time series [9th of 197]
Primary education, pupils 422,278 Time series [60th of 176]
    Primary education, pupils (per capita) 0.235 per capita Time series [2nd of 193]
Primary education, pupils > % female 49.63 % female Time series [9th of 175]
Primary education, teachers 10,153 Time series [58th of 159]
    Primary education, teachers (per capita) 5.657 per 1,000 people Time series [28th of 191]
Primary education, teachers > % female 78.2 % female Time series [27th of 153]
Primary school girls out of school 29% [36th of 99]
Private school enrolment > Primary level 0 [149th of 148]
Progression to secondary level 52 [80th of 97]
Progression to secondary school > % 65.88 % Time series [59th of 123]
Progression to secondary school, female > % 64.68 % Time series [58th of 118]
Progression to secondary school, male > % 67.49 % Time series [57th of 118]
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 13.35 % Time series [1st of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 29.82 % Time series [1st of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level 27 [9th of 126]
Public spending per student > Secondary level 76.3 [3rd of 123]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 962.7 [3rd of 123]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 41.59 Time series [24th of 159]
Pupils reaching grade 5 74.5 [78th of 108]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 47.9 [17th of 175]
Pupils-teacher ratio > secondary level 23.1 [33rd of 121]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 126.63 Time series [18th of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.82 Time series [19th of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 126.48 Time series [2nd of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 102.84 % Time series [23rd of 157]
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 125.75 % Time series [1st of 123]
Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment 18.96 % Time series [12th of 128]
Repetition rate, primary, female > % of total enrollment 16.99 % Time series [15th of 125]
Repetition rate, primary, male > % of total enrollment 20.91 % Time series [11th of 125]
Repitition rate > Primary level 18.3 [19th of 143]
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 33.52 % gross Time series [51st of 159]
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 34.53 % gross Time series [49th of 153]
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 32.52 % gross Time series [51st of 153]
School enrollment, primary > % gross 131.58 % gross Time series [6th of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net 86.73 % net Time series [49th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 131.45 % gross Time series [5th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 89.22 % net Time series [36th of 137]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 131.7 % gross Time series [6th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 84.28 % net Time series [53rd of 136]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 0.31 % Time series [76th of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 38.74 % gross Time series [73rd of 164]
School enrollment, secondary > % net 24.86 % net Time series [59th of 121]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 43.27 % gross Time series [65th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 30.29 % net Time series [54th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 34.21 % gross Time series [81st of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 19.45 % net Time series [64th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 2.09 % Time series [57th of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 3.43 % gross Time series [48th of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 3.82 % gross Time series [46th of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 3.02 % gross Time series [55th of 137]
School life expectancy > Female 10.1 years [66th of 96]
School life expectancy > Male 9 years [80th of 97]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 10 years Time series [79th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 10 years Time series [79th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 10 years Time series [84th of 93]
School life expectancy > Total 9.6 years [81st of 110]
Scientific and technical journal articles 1 Time series [173rd of 175]
Secondary education, general pupils 93,060 Time series [72nd of 183]
    Secondary education, general pupils (per capita) 0.052 per 1,000 people Time series [72nd of 196]
Secondary education, pupils 94,460 Time series [68th of 166]
    Secondary education, pupils (per capita) 0.053 per capita Time series [66th of 185]
Secondary education, pupils > % female 55.82 % female Time series [1st of 153]
Secondary education, teachers 3,553 Time series [51st of 141]
    Secondary education, teachers (per capita) 1.98 per 1,000 people Time series [60th of 188]
Secondary education, teachers > % female 55.61 % female Time series [32nd of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils 1,400 Time series [70th of 163]
    Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita) 0.78 per 1,000 people Time series [66th of 183]
Tertiary enrollment 2.6% [128th of 151]
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 63.69 % Time series [45th of 61]
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers 68.75 % Time series [42nd of 56]
Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers 45.5 % Time series [49th of 56]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24 1.31 Time series [1st of 138]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls boys only

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; UNESCO; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; United Nations Human Development Programme; The Geography Zone; World Bank; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Lesotho, Kingdom of Lesotho

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