Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female was 5.45 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Lesotho, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Lesotho is 5.45, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Lesotho peaked at 6.1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.1, in 1960.
Lesotho ranks 69th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.1 | — |
| 1965 | 4.49 | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 4.65 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 4.99 | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 5.2 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 4.55 | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 5.06 | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 5.3 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 5.49 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 6.1 | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 5.45 | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.29 | 4.1 | 4.49 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.82 | 4.65 | 4.99 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.88 | 4.55 | 5.2 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.18 | 5.06 | 5.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.79 | 5.49 | 6.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.45 | 5.45 | 5.45 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 150,993 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0646 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 158,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5022 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0678 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 136,497 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.99 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,388 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Lesotho?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Lesotho was 5.45 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female?
- Lesotho ranks 69th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 15-19.