| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Adjusted Savings: Net National Savings: % of GNI (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.89
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Adjusted Net Savings: Including Particulate Emission Damage (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 169.02
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Adjusted Net Savings: Including Particulate Emission Damage: % of GN... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.52
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Adjusted Net Savings: Excluding Particulate Emission Damage (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 199.72
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Adjusted Net Savings: Excluding Particulate Emission Damage: % of GN... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.71
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2007 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: Real: Exports as a Capacity to Import (LSL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11,147.74
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Inflation:(GDP) Gross Domestic ProductDeflator (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.95
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: Discrepancy (LSL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 63.05
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: Real: Discrepancy (LSL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -935.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: USD: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,055.78
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost (LSL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 30,239.64
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: Real: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost (LSL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21,811.32
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: USD (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,291.32
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP (LSL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 33,704.43
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: Growth (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.40
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: Real (LSL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 24,243.57
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: PPP (Intl $ mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,503.52
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: USD: per Capita (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,039.70
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: Growth:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.04
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: Real: per Capita (LSL)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11,000.70
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: PPP:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita (Intl $)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,951.02
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: USD: Gross Domestic Savings (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -288.41
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: Gross Domestic Savings (LSL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -4,242.33
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Domestic Savings (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -12.59
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: Real: Gross Domestic Income (LSL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 26,752.90
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: USD: Gross National Income: Atlas Method (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,797.08
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: USD: Gross National Income (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,591.12
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GNI: PPP (Intl $ mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7,354.44
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: USD: Gross National Income per Capita: Atlas Method (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,270.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GNI: PPP: GNI per Capita (Intl $)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,340.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: USD: Gross Savings (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 488.75
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: Gross Savings (LSL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7,189.37
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: % of GNI: Gross Savings (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18.86
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Savings (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21.33
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: USD: Net Income from Abroad (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 299.80
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1966 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: Net Income from Abroad (LSL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,409.88
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1966 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: USD: Net Taxes on Product (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 235.55
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: Net Taxes on Product (LSL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,464.79
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: Real: Net Taxes on Product (LSL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,432.26
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: USD: Net Current Transfer from Abroad (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 479.41
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: Real: Net Current Transfer from Abroad (LSL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,542.50
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: GDP: Real: Terms of Trade Adjustment (LSL mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,509.33
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: DEC Alternative Conversion Factor: per USD (LSL/USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.71
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Official Exchange Rate: Average: per USD (LSL/USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.33
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: PPP Conversion Factor: GDP (LSL/Intl $)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.18
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: PPP Conversion Factor: to Market Exchange Rate: Price Level Ratio (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.35
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: PPP Conversion Factor: Private Consumption (LSL/Intl $)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.67
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 93.97
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.18
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Literacy Rate: Youth Male: % of Males Aged 15-24 (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 79.61
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Literacy Rate: Youth: % of People Age 15-24 (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 86.63
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 84.93
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Literacy Rate: Adult Male: % of Males Aged 15 and Above (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 67.75
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Literacy Rate: Adult: % of People Aged 15 and Above (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 76.64
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary School Enrollment: Gross (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.97
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary and Secondary School Enrollment: ... (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.05
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Secondary School Enrollment: Gross (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.35
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.50
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: School Enrollment: Preprimary: % Gross (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 33.13
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1998 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: School Enrollment: Preprimary: Female: % Gross (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 33.98
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1998 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: School Enrollment: Preprimary: Male: % Gross (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 32.29
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1998 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Primary School Starting Age (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Primary Completion Rate: Female: % of Relevant Age Group (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 86.83
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Primary Completion Rate: Male: % of Relevant Age Group (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 71.07
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Primary Completion Rate: Total: % of Relevant Age Group (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 78.91
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Primary Education: Duration (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Primary Education: Pupils (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 360,756.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Primary Education: Pupils: % Female (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.91
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Primary (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 33.76
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: School Enrollment: Primary: % Gross (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 103.90
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: School Enrollment: Primary: Female: % Gross (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 102.13
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: School Enrollment: Primary: Male: % Gross (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 105.65
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: Female: % of... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 96.26
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: Male: % of R... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 106.17
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: % of Relevan... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 101.24
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: School Enrollment: Primary: % Net (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 79.96
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: School Enrollment: Primary: Female: % Net (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 81.10
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: School Enrollment: Primary: Male: % Net (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 78.83
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: Female: % of Official School-Age Populat... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 59.82
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1998 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: Male: % of Official School-Age Populatio... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 60.94
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1998 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: % of Official School-Age Population (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 60.39
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1998 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: School Enrollment: Primary: Private: % of Total Primary (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Persistence to Grade 5: Female: % of Cohort (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 89.45
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Persistence to Grade 5: Male: % of Cohort (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 78.56
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Persistence to Grade 5: % of Cohort (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 83.70
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: Female: % of Cohort (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 80.62
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: Male: % of Cohort (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 59.41
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: % of Cohort (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 69.28
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Repeaters: Primary: Female: % of Female Enrollment (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.52
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Repeaters: Primary: Male: % of Male Enrollment (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.74
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Repeaters: Primary: % of Total Enrollment (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.17
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Trained Teachers in Primary Education: Female: % of Female Teachers (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 84.76
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Trained Teachers in Primary Education: Male: % of Male Teachers (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 78.38
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Trained Teachers in Primary Education: % of Total Teachers (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 83.17
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Primary Education: Teachers (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10,687.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Primary Education: Teachers: % Female (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 75.03
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Adjusted Net Enrollment Rate: Primary: % of Primary School Age Child... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 80.51
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Adjusted Net Enrollment Rate: Primary: Female: % of Primary School A... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 81.84
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Adjusted Net Enrollment Rate: Primary: Male: % of Primary School Age... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 79.19
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: Children Out of School: Primary (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 67,665.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         |