Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total was 5.85 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Lesotho, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 5.85 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in 2010.
The figure is down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Lesotho peaked at 6.93 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.96, in 1960.
Lesotho ranks 113th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.96 | — |
| 1965 | 3.24 | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 3.55 | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 3.91 | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 4.3 | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 4.64 | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 5.12 | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 5.66 | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 6.21 | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 6.93 | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 5.85 | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1 | 2.96 | 3.24 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.73 | 3.55 | 3.91 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.47 | 4.3 | 4.64 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.39 | 5.12 | 5.66 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.57 | 6.21 | 6.93 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.85 | 5.85 | 5.85 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 total schooling, age 15+, total in Lesotho?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Lesotho was 5.85 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 6.93 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.96 in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- Lesotho ranks 113th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 total schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.