Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total was 0.09 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total 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 35-39, total in Lesotho stood at 0.09. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total in Lesotho peaked at 0.09 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Lesotho 118th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 35-39, total in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0.01 | — |
| 1985 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 0.05 | +150.0% |
| 2000 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.09 | +50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.035 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 118 Benin 0.09 compare
- 118 Mauritania 0.09 compare
- 121 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.08 compare
- 121 Sudan 0.08 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 tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total in Lesotho?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total in Lesotho was 0.09 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 35-39, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.09 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total?
- Lesotho ranks 118th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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 tertiary schooling, age 35-39, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 35-39, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 35-39.