Education in Lesotho

Education in Lesotho

Education in Lesotho is not compulsory or free. [http://www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/tda2001/Lesotho.htm "Lesotho"] . "2001 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor". Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor (2002). "This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.] In 1996, the gross primary enrollment rate was 107.7 percent, while the net primary enrollment rate was 69.9 percent, with higher rates for girls than boys. Many young boys involved in herding forgo even the most basic levels of primary education.

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