Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female was 0.04 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Lesotho stood at 0.04. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Lesotho peaked at 0.04 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Lesotho ranks 123rd 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0.01 | — |
| 1985 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1990 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.015 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Lesotho?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Lesotho was 0.04 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.04 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Lesotho ranks 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females over age 15.