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Africa > Lesotho > Education

BASOTHO EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Average years of schooling of adults 4.2 [72nd of 100]
Children out of school, primary 41,497 Time series [37th of 126]
Definition: Education > Children out of school, primary
Source: UNESCO
Duration of compulsory education 7 years [126th of 171]
Definition: Education > Duration of compulsory education
Source: World Development Indicators database
Duration of education > Primary level 7 [6th of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Primary level
Source: UNESCO
Duration of education > Secondary level 6 [79th of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Secondary level
Source: UNESCO
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 6,108 Time series [116th of 150]
Definition: Education > Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
Source: UNESCO
Education spending (% of GDP) 10.4% [3rd of 132]
Definition: Education > Education spending (% of GDP)
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Education spending (% of total government expenditure) 18.4% [29th of 96]
Definition: Education > Education spending (% of total government expenditure)
Source: United Nations Human Development Programme
Education, primary completion rate 67 Time series [97th of 148]
Definition: Education > Education, primary completion rate
Source: United Nations Human Development Programme
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 20.6% [120th of 135]
Definition: Education > Enrolment ratio > Secondary level
Source: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Geographical aptitude results 66.892 [121st of 191]
Definition: Education > Geographical aptitude results
Source: UNESCO
Literacy > Male 74.5% Time series [125th of 156]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Male
Source: The Geography Zone
Literacy > Total population 84.8% Time series [97th of 160]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Total population
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 29.82 % Time series [1st of 103]
Definition: Education > Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Public spending per student > Primary level 27 [9th of 126]
Definition: Education > Public spending per student > Primary level
Source: World Development Indicators database
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 41.59 Time series [24th of 159]
Definition: Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Source: UNESCO
School life expectancy > Male 9 years [80th of 97]
Definition: Education > School life expectancy > Male
Source: World Development Indicators database
School life expectancy > Total 9.6 years [81st of 110]
Definition: Education > School life expectancy > Total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Tertiary enrollment 2.6% [128th of 151]
Definition: Education > Tertiary enrollment
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24 1.31 Time series [1st of 138]
Definition: Education > Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24
Source: UNESCO

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SOURCES: UNESCO; World Development Indicators database; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; United Nations Human Development Programme; The Geography Zone; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; UNESCO Institute for Statistics

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Lesotho, Kingdom of Lesotho

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