Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary was 29.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Lesotho, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Lesotho is 29.8%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Lesotho peaked at 31.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1960.
That places Lesotho 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.1% | — |
| 1965 | 17.6% | +46.4% |
| 1970 | 16.5% | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 19.6% | +18.8% |
| 1980 | 23.7% | +20.9% |
| 1985 | 21.7% | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 30.7% | +41.7% |
| 1995 | 29.7% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 31.2% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | +19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.9% | 12.1% | 17.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 18.1% | 16.5% | 19.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 21.7% | 23.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 29.7% | 30.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 24.9% | 31.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 29.8% | 29.8% | 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 20-24 with primary in Lesotho?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Lesotho was 29.8% 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 20-24 with primary recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
- Lesotho ranks 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary