Lesotho has completed surveys with Afrobarometer in 2000, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2020. 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.
Publications
Dispatch
AD571: Basotho endorse equality for women, including the right of a princess to succeed as chief
Dispatch
AD555: Basotho cite brutality, lack of professionalism, and corruption among police failings
Dispatch
AD546: In Lesotho, gender-based violence tops the list of women’s-rights issues to be addressed
News releases
News release
Kenyans want women to have equal chance of being elected, approve of government efforts to close gender gaps
News release
Kenyans oppose the use of physical discipline against women, but see gender-based violence as a private matter
News release
Majority of Kenyans believe resources intended for COVID-19 response have been lost to corruption, Afrobarometer study shows
