Lesotho has completed surveys with Afrobarometer in 2000, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021 and 2023. Surveys are conducted in English and Sesotho. The national partner is Advision Lesotho.
Key stats
Data from the Round 9 survey in Lesotho.
36
%
of Basotho say they have heard of climate change.
81
%
of Basotho say people responsible for political crimes or human-rights abuses should be held accountable, not granted amnesty.
86
%
of citizens say Lesotho is going "in the wrong direction.
News releases
News release
Southern Africa’s most pressing issues demand immediate attention: Unresolved unemployment, health, and infrastructure could fuel insecurity
News release
Basotho cite brutality, lack of professionalism, and corruption among police failings
News release
Basotho want reconciliation, but few support amnesty for those guilty of political crimes, Afrobarometer survey shows