Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Lesotho

Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary was 0.8% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
0.8%
World rank
120th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2010
All-time low
0.0%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Lesotho, 1960–2010

00.20.40.60.81960198520101960: 0.021965: 01970: 0.031975: 0.021980: 0.211985: 0.31990: 0.411995: 0.552000: 0.662005: 0.652010: 0.84

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 0.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Lesotho peaked at 0.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1965.

Lesotho ranks 120th 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in Lesotho, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.0%
1965 0.0% -100.0%
1970 0.0%
1975 0.0% -33.3%
1980 0.2% +950.0%
1985 0.3% +42.9%
1990 0.4% +36.7%
1995 0.6% +34.1%
2000 0.7% +20.0%
2005 0.7% -1.5%
2010 0.8% +29.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
1970s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
1980s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 2
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 117 Nepal 0.9% compare
  2. 118 Namibia 0.9% compare
  3. 119 Cambodia 0.9% compare
  4. 120 Togo 0.8% compare
  5. 122 Ghana 0.8% compare
  6. 123 Haiti 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Lesotho?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Lesotho was 0.8% 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 tertiary recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1965.
How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary?
Lesotho ranks 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary