Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 19.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Lesotho, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Lesotho stood at 19.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Lesotho peaked at 19.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1960.
That places Lesotho 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.5% | — |
| 1965 | 7.1% | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 8.3% | +17.8% |
| 1975 | 9.1% | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 7.5% | -17.4% |
| 1985 | 8.9% | +18.1% |
| 1990 | 10.8% | +21.5% |
| 1995 | 13.2% | +22.7% |
| 2000 | 15.2% | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | +24.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.8% | 6.5% | 7.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.7% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.2% | 7.5% | 8.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 10.8% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 15.2% | 16.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1324 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 150,993 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Lesotho?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Lesotho was 19.9% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Lesotho ranks 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary