Lesotho: Basotho Expect Better Government Performance On Provision of Key Public Services

Infrastructure, security, water supply, and other services rank high among citizens’ ‘most important problems’

Key findings

• Access to basic public-service infrastructure is uneven across Lesotho
• A majority of surveyed enumeration areas have access to piped water (73%), schools (72%), the national electricity grid (70%), and roads that are in fair, good, or very good condition (64%). In contrast, sewage systems (15%), police stations (24%), and health-care facilities (35%) remain severely limited.

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