Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 84.8% male: 74.5% female: 94.5% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 10 years male: 10 years female: 10 years (2006)

Education expenditures:

13% of GDP (2006)

Government
Lesotho

Country name:

conventional long form: Kingdom of Lesotho conventional short form: Lesotho local long form: Kingdom of Lesotho local short form: Lesotho former: Basutoland

Government type: