Lesotho: Tertiary school enrollment

The latest value from 2018 is 9.94 percent, a decline from 10.31 percent in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 49.64 percent, based on data from 131 countries. Historically, the average for Lesotho from 1970 to 2018 is 2.79 percent. The minimum value, 0.37 percent, was reached in 1972 while the maximum of 10.85 percent was recorded in 2012. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

The tertiary school enrollment in Lesotho is the number of students in tertiary level education as percent of all people who have finished secondary school in the last five years.

Definition: 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.