Lesotho literacy rate for 2024 was 90.45%, a 1.95% decline from 2019.
Lesotho literacy rate for 2019 was 92.40%, a 6.16% increase from 2018.
Lesotho literacy rate for 2018 was 86.24%, a 11.03% decline from 2016.
Lesotho literacy rate for 2016 was 97.27%, a 31.17% increase from 2006.
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. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Lesotho Literacy Rate | Historical Data | 2000 - 2024.