Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. was 60.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Lesotho, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Lesotho stood at 60.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Lesotho peaked at 79.8% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 2005.
That places Lesotho 7th 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 population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 74.0% | — |
| 1965 | 79.8% | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 70.0% | -12.2% |
| 1975 | 67.6% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 66.2% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 58.7% | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 56.3% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 53.3% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 51.7% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.9% | 74.0% | 79.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 68.8% | 67.6% | 70.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 62.5% | 58.7% | 66.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 54.8% | 53.3% | 56.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 47.4% | 51.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 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 population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Lesotho?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Lesotho was 60.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling.?
- Lesotho ranks 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)