Gross school enrollment in primary education fell 2.53% to 86.4% in Lesotho in 2023, according to World Bank.
Historically, gross school enrollment in primary education in Lesotho reached an all time high of 127% in 2006 and an all time low of 84.3% in 1971.
Lesotho has been ranked 73rd within the group of 85 countries we follow in terms of gross school enrollment in primary education, 46 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Gross School Enrollment (Primary Education) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Botswana | % | ... | 104% | ... | ... | ... | 93.7% | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | 110% | 101% | 96.1% | 92.7% | 90.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | ... | 112% | 116% | 119% | 120% | 117% | |||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | 134% | 134% | 135% | 134% | 134% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 105% | 102% | 101% | 99.7% | 98.1% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | ... | 122% | 122% | 121% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | ... | 99.2% | 97.8% | 96.2% | 94.8% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 98.5% | 97.9% | 97.5% | 97.4% | 96.0% | ... |
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