Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female was 5.9 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Lesotho, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Lesotho stood at 5.9.
That represents a change of down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Lesotho peaked at 6.17 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.99, in 1960.
That places Lesotho 43rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 20-24, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.99 | — |
| 1965 | 4.43 | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 4.58 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 5 | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 5.57 | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 5.89 | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 5.58 | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 5.77 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 6.03 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 6.17 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 5.9 | -4.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 5.9 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.32, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 5.9 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.62, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.21 | 3.99 | 4.43 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.79 | 4.58 | 5 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.73 | 5.57 | 5.89 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.67 | 5.58 | 5.77 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.1 | 6.03 | 6.17 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 68.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 67.83 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,672 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 30,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,924 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,698 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 136,497 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 309,480 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8093 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Lesotho?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Lesotho was 5.9 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 20-24, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 6.17 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.99 in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Lesotho ranks 43rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 20-24.