Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 69.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Lesotho, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 69.5% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Lesotho peaked at 76.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 1st of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.6% | — |
| 1965 | 75.2% | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 76.4% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 75.7% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 75.0% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 72.6% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 70.4% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 65.5% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 60.3% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 69.5% | +22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.4% | 69.6% | 75.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 76.0% | 75.7% | 76.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 73.8% | 72.6% | 75.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 67.9% | 65.5% | 70.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.6% | 57.0% | 60.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 69.5% | 69.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,672 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 30,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,924 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,698 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 136,497 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 309,480 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8093 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1324 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Lesotho?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Lesotho was 69.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Lesotho ranks 1st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)