Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 4.63 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total 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 25+, total in Lesotho is 4.63, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Lesotho peaked at 5.15 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.59, in 1960.
Lesotho ranks 85th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.65 | 2.59 | 2.71 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.11 | 3.04 | 3.18 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.52 | 3.37 | 3.67 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.15 | 4.02 | 4.28 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.86 | 4.57 | 5.15 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.63 | 4.63 | 4.63 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 82 Dominican Republic 4.67 compare
- 83 Italy 4.64 compare
- 83 Macau (China) 4.64 compare
- 86 Colombia 4.6 compare
- 87 Saudi Arabia 4.56 compare
- 88 Gabon 4.41 compare
More education data for Lesotho
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10,388 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 80.18 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Lesotho?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Lesotho was 4.63 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 25+, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5.15 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.59 in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Lesotho ranks 85th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.