Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with no education in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with no education was 8.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with no education in Lesotho, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 8.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with no education in Lesotho peaked at 23.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2010.
Lesotho ranks 46th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with no education in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.2% | — |
| 1965 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 19.6% | -15.7% |
| 1975 | 22.1% | +13.0% |
| 1980 | 19.7% | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 16.1% | -18.1% |
| 1990 | 14.6% | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 13.8% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | -16.9% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.2% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 20.8% | 19.6% | 22.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 16.1% | 19.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 13.8% | 14.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 10.0% | 11.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 309,480 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8093 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with no education in Lesotho?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with no education in Lesotho was 8.9% 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 25-29 with no education recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with no education recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2010.
- How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with no education?
- Lesotho ranks 46th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with no education rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. 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 25-29 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25-29 with no education