Lesotho - Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children)

The value for Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children) in Lesotho was 91.20 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 91.20 in 2016 and a minimum value of 54.49 in 1999.

Definition: Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 59.07
1971 55.25
1972 55.88
1973 56.21
1974 63.83
1976 64.23
1977 64.87
1978 58.41
1979 59.36
1980 59.45
1981 59.55
1982 63.39
1983 62.80
1984 63.58
1985 65.65
1986 65.38
1987 66.52
1988 67.29
1989 66.35
1990 65.09
1991 66.28
1992 66.35
1993 64.00
1994 64.92
1995 63.90
1996 64.10
1998 57.27
1999 54.49
2000 74.70
2001 76.53
2002 79.17
2003 81.90
2004 82.20
2005 84.08
2006 86.43
2007 84.86
2008 86.58
2009 87.21
2010 89.23
2011 89.42
2012 89.66
2013 86.90
2014 87.89
2015 89.24
2016 91.20

Development Relevance: Relevance to gender indicator: Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Limitations and Exceptions: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Adjusted net enrollment rate in primary education is calculated by dividing the number of children in the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary or secondary education by the population of the same age group and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation