Lesotho Literacy Rate 2000-2024
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Lesotho literacy rate for 2022 was 82.01%, a 5.37% increase from 2014.
- Lesotho literacy rate for 2014 was 76.64%, a 0.83% increase from 2009.
- Lesotho literacy rate for 2009 was 75.80%, a 10.45% decline from 2000.
- Lesotho literacy rate for 2000 was 86.25%, a 86.25% increase from .
| Lesotho Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2022 |
82.01% |
5.37% |
| 2014 |
76.64% |
0.83% |
| 2009 |
75.80% |
-10.45% |
| 2000 |
86.25% |
-10.45% |
