Lesotho Youth Empowerment Survey 2012 © Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho May 2014, Maseru Photo Credits: UNDP HelpLesotho.org Edited by: Setšabi Setšabi-Project Coordinator, Empowering Youth For Development, UNDP Designed & Printed by: The Agency (www.theagency.co.ls) TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ......................................................................................................................................... VII ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..................................................................................................................VIII TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................................................... III LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................................... IX LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................................... X LIST OF ACRONYMS .......................................................................................................................... XI LIST OF DEFINITIONS ......................................................................................................................XII EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................XII 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.1. BACKGROUND ...................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 RATIONALE OF THE SURVEY ...................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ....................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 REPORT OUTLINE ................................................................................................................................... 2 2. SURVEY METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................ 3 2.1. INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................... 3 2.2. SAMPLING AND SAMPLING PROCEDURE ...................................................................................................... 3 2.2.1. Sampling Frame ...................................................................................................................... 3 2.2.2. Sample Size Determination .................................................................................................... 3 2.2.3. Allocation of the Sample ......................................................................................................... 3 2.2.4. SELECTION OF HOUSEHOLDS AND RESPONDENTS ....................................................................................... 4 2.3. DATA COLLECTION ................................................................................................................................ 4 2.4. RESPONSE RATE................................................................................................................................... 4 2.5. DATA PROCESSING ................................................................................................................................ 5 2.5.1. Field Editing of the Questionnaires ......................................................................................... 5 2.5.2. Offi ce Editing and Coding of the Questionnaires .................................................................... 5 2.5.3. Data Entry ................................................................................................................................ 5 2.5.4. Verifi cation ............................................................................................................................... 5 2.5.5. Electronic Editing and Cleaning .............................................................................................. 5 2.5.6. Data Documentation and Linkage .......................................................................................... 5 2.6. Analysis and Report Writing ...................................................................................................... 5 3. YOUTH DEMOGRAPHY .................................................................................................................... 6 3.1. INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................... 6 3.2. YOUTH POPULATION DISTRIBUTION............................................................................................................ 6 3.3. HOUSEHOLD HEADSHIP .......................................................................................................................... 7 3.4. ORPHANHOOD ...................................................................................................................................... 7 3.5. MARITAL STATUS .................................................................................................................................. 9 3.6. YOUTH FERTILITY ................................................................................................................................. 9 3.7. MORTALITY........................................................................................................................................ 11 3.8. DISCUSSION ....................................................................................................................................... 11 3.8.1. Basic Youth Demographics ................................................................................................... 11 3.8.2. Geospatial Distribution of the Youth Population ................................................................... 12 3.8.3. Orphanhood and Household Headship ................................................................................. 12 3.8.4. Marriage and Fertility ........................................................................................................... 13 3.9. CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................................................... 13 Page III Lesotho Youth Empowerment Survey 2012 4. EDUCATION ...................................................................................................................................14 4.1. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................... 14 4.2. YOUTH EVER ATTENDED SCHOOL ............................................................................................................ 14 4.3. YOUTH ENROLMENT AT PRIMARY SCHOOL AND SECONDARY SCHOOL ............................................................... 15 4.4. ENROLMENT IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS .................................................................................................. 17 4.5. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND DROP-OUT ..................................................................................................... 18 4.6. YOUTH EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ......................................................................................................... 19 4.7. LEVELS OF SESOTHO AND ENGLISH LITERACY ............................................................................................ 20 4.8. REASONS FOR DROPPING OUT................................................................................................................ 20 4.9. SOLUTIONS TO DROP-OUT PROBLEM ........................................................................................................ 22 4.10. RATING RELEVANCE OF LESOTHO’S EDUCATION SYSTEM ............................................................................. 22 4.11. DISCUSSION ..................................................................................................................................... 23 4.11.1. Attendance .......................................................................................................................... 23 4.11.2. Youth Enrolment at Primary................................................................................................ 23 4.11.3. School Attendance and Drop-out ........................................................................................ 23 4.11.4. Youth Educational Attainment ............................................................................................. 24 4.11.5. Levels of Sesotho and English literacy ............................................................................... 24 4.11.6. Reasons for Dropping-out ................................................................................................... 24 4.11.7. Solutions to Drop-out Problem ........................................................................................... 24 4.11.8. Rating the Relevance of Lesotho Education System .......................................................... 24 4.12. CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................................................