Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, total in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, total was 1.21 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, 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 secondary schooling, age 30-34, total in Lesotho is 1.21, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, total in Lesotho peaked at 1.91 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 1960.
Lesotho ranks 127th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, total in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.09 | — |
| 1965 | 0.11 | +22.2% |
| 1970 | 0.18 | +63.6% |
| 1975 | 0.39 | +116.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7 | +75.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9 | +28.6% |
| 1995 | 1.49 | +65.6% |
| 2000 | 1.68 | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 1.91 | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 1.21 | -36.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.285 | 0.18 | 0.39 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.55 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.49 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.79 | 1.68 | 1.91 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8,532 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.84 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, total in Lesotho?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, total in Lesotho was 1.21 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, total?
- Lesotho ranks 127th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, total rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 secondary schooling, age 30-34, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 30-34, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 30-34.