The Ministry of Education and Training is mandated to provide quality education services to all Basotho, with the ultimate goal of ensuring that every Mosotho has the opportunity of being literate and productive, with grounded moral and ethical values. In line with the Government of Lesotho’s broad objectives, the Ministry continues to expand learners’ enrolments and retention at all educational levels. The education quality issues are addressed through the provision of teaching and learning materials, equipping schools and educational centres, reforming the curriculum, investing in teacher training and development, and conducting the cost-effective and efficient teacher supervision and support.

The Ministry is organized into technical and administrative purviews which involve management at all levels. The central level of the Ministry comprises of thirteen programs which are mandated to develop, coordinate and oversee implementation of education policies and strategies. At district level, the education office oversees and supervises implementation of education.

Lesotho’s education system is organized along formal and informal domains. Currently the formal education system is organized in five levels: pre-primary, primary, secondary (junior and senior secondary), post-secondary (vocational and technical schools, IB[1]) and higher learning education. Informal education exists to address the educational needs of youth and adults who are un-able to go through the formal education setting and it offers primary and secondary level education.