Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female was 5.51 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female in Lesotho, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 5.51 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female in 2010.
The figure is up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female in Lesotho peaked at 5.6 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.81, in 1960.
That places Lesotho 52nd 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 45-49, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.81 | — |
| 1965 | 2.81 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3.6 | +28.1% |
| 1975 | 3.59 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 3.78 | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 3.8 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 4.31 | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 4.5 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 4.95 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 5.6 | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 5.51 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.81 | 2.81 | 2.81 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.59 | 3.59 | 3.6 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.79 | 3.78 | 3.8 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.4 | 4.31 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.28 | 4.95 | 5.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.51 | 5.51 | 5.51 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 49 Chile 5.62 compare
- 50 Belgium 5.59 compare
- 51 Jamaica 5.53 compare
- 53 Luxembourg 5.46 compare
- 54 Costa Rica 5.43 compare
- 55 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5.4 compare
More education data for Lesotho
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58,179 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46,622 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21,586 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.37 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,735 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,653 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13,054 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.95 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female in Lesotho?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female in Lesotho was 5.51 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 45-49, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.81 in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female?
- Lesotho ranks 52nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 45-49, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 45-49, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 45-49.