Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary was 36.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Lesotho, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Lesotho stood at 36.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Lesotho peaked at 36.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1960.
Lesotho ranks 6th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.1% | — |
| 1965 | 8.8% | +71.5% |
| 1970 | 8.7% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 11.5% | +32.9% |
| 1980 | 9.3% | -19.0% |
| 1985 | 9.6% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 12.7% | +33.1% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 25.4% | +118.3% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | -27.2% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | +98.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.9% | 5.1% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.1% | 8.7% | 11.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 9.3% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 11.6% | 12.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 18.5% | 25.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 36.6% | 36.6% | 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 40-44 with primary in Lesotho?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Lesotho was 36.6% 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 40-44 with primary recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary?
- Lesotho ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary