Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary was 12.1% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 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 60-64 with primary in Lesotho stood at 12.1%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Lesotho peaked at 12.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1960.
That places Lesotho 67th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.0% | — |
| 1965 | 4.0% | +100.0% |
| 1970 | 3.6% | -10.3% |
| 1975 | 5.0% | +39.3% |
| 1980 | 3.2% | -35.4% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | +26.5% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +71.2% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +56.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 7.4% | 7.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 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 60-64 with primary in Lesotho?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Lesotho was 12.1% 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 60-64 with primary recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary?
- Lesotho ranks 67th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary