Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with no education in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with no education was 12.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with no education in Lesotho, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 12.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education in 2010.
The figure is down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education in Lesotho peaked at 42.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2005.
That places Lesotho 53rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 40-44 with no education in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.3% | — |
| 1965 | 29.0% | -31.4% |
| 1970 | 30.7% | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 29.2% | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 29.2% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 21.7% | -25.8% |
| 1990 | 21.4% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 18.1% | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -38.4% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | +21.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.6% | 29.0% | 42.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 30.0% | 29.2% | 30.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 25.5% | 21.7% | 29.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 18.1% | 21.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 10.0% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 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 40-44 with no education in Lesotho?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education in Lesotho was 12.2% 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 40-44 with no education recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education?
- Lesotho ranks 53rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. 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 40-44 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 40-44 with no education