Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 60-64, total in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 60-64, total was 0.41 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 60-64, 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 60-64, total in Lesotho is 0.41, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 60-64, total in Lesotho peaked at 0.56 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 1960.
Lesotho ranks 128th 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 60-64, total in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.02 | — |
| 1965 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1970 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 0.11 | +175.0% |
| 1980 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.19 | +72.7% |
| 1990 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.22 | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.24 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.56 | +133.3% |
| 2010 | 0.41 | -26.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.075 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.205 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4 | 0.24 | 0.56 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 1 |
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More education data for Lesotho
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth -0.0496 % change on previous year (2018)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 60-64, total in Lesotho?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 60-64, total in Lesotho was 0.41 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 60-64, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.56 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 60-64, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 60-64, total?
- Lesotho ranks 128th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 60-64, total rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. 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 60-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 60-64, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 60-64.