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 68.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 68.7% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in 2010.
The figure is down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Lesotho peaked at 82.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 2005.
That places Lesotho 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 40-44 with primary in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 64.5% | — |
| 1965 | 78.9% | +22.3% |
| 1970 | 77.8% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 80.3% | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 79.8% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 82.7% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 82.2% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 75.4% | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 73.4% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 53.3% | -27.3% |
| 2010 | 68.7% | +28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.7% | 64.5% | 78.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 79.0% | 77.8% | 80.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 81.2% | 79.8% | 82.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 78.8% | 75.4% | 82.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 53.3% | 73.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 68.7% | 68.7% | 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 68.7% 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 82.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary?
- Lesotho ranks 2nd 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 down 6.4%. 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 40-44 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)