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Africa's Development: Projected youth education … but not secondary in Lesotho

Lesotho: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth was 51.76 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040. ▲ Rising

Latest (2040)
51.76 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
World rank
8th
of 27 countries
All-time high
56.91 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2026
All-time low
51.76 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
in 2040
Years of data
32
2000–2040

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Lesotho, 2000–2040

02040602000202020402000: 52.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2001: 52.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2002: 52.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2003: 53.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2004: 53.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2005: 53.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2006: 54.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2007: 54.3 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2008: 54.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2009: 54.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2010: 54.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2011: 54.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2012: 54.4 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2013: 54.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2014: 54 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2015: 53.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2016: 54.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2017: 54.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2018: 54.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2019: 55 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2020: 55.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2021: 55.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2022: 56.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2023: 56.5 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2024: 56.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2025: 56.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2026: 56.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2027: 56.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2028: 56.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2029: 56.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2030: 56.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years2040: 51.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 51.76 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in 2040. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Lesotho peaked at 56.91 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2026 and was at its lowest, 51.76 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, in 2040.

Lesotho ranks 8th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Lesotho, year by year

Year Percentage of population aged 15-29 years Change
2000 52.17 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years —
2001 52.53 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.7%
2002 52.87 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.7%
2003 53.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.6%
2004 53.52 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.6%
2005 53.82 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.6%
2006 54.07 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.5%
2007 54.29 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.4%
2008 54.49 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.4%
2009 54.66 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.3%
2010 54.81 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.3%
2011 54.62 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.3%
2012 54.43 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.4%
2013 54.21 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.4%
2014 53.98 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.4%
2015 53.74 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.5%
2016 54.19 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.8%
2017 54.55 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.7%
2018 54.84 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.5%
2019 55.04 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.4%
2020 55.16 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.2%
2021 55.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +1.0%
2022 56.13 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.8%
2023 56.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.6%
2024 56.71 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.4%
2025 56.87 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.3%
2026 56.91 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years +0.1%
2027 56.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.0%
2028 56.86 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.1%
2029 56.78 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.1%
2030 56.66 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -0.2%
2040 51.76 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years -8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 53.56 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 52.17 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 54.66 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 10
2010s 54.44 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 53.74 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 55.04 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 10
2020s 56.45 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 55.16 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 56.91 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 10
2030s 56.66 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 56.66 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 56.66 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 1
2040s 51.76 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 51.76 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 51.76 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 1

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 5 Uganda 63.93 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  2. 6 Maldives 62.96 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  3. 7 Congo 60.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  4. 7 Mauritania 51.79 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  5. 8 Cameroon 57.01 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  6. 8 Viet Nam 46.87 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  7. 9 Honduras 56.99 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  8. 10 Cambodia 56.55 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
  9. 11 Angola 56.43 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Lesotho?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Lesotho was 51.76 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 56.91 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2026.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 51.76 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040.
How does Lesotho rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
Lesotho ranks 8th out of 27 countries with data for 2040.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with primary but not secondary education (medium scenario). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with primary but not secondary education (medium scenario)
Unit
Percentage of population aged 15-29 years
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
235 places, 7,228 data points, 2000–2040
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 38 shows the projected youth population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.