Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education was 22.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Lesotho, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Lesotho is 22.1%, measured in 2010.
The figure is up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Lesotho peaked at 55.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2005.
That places Lesotho 55th 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 55-59 with no education in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.4% | — |
| 1965 | 55.4% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 43.0% | -22.5% |
| 1975 | 43.8% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 32.8% | -25.0% |
| 1985 | 32.2% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 29.4% | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20.8% | -29.3% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.4% | 55.4% | 55.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 43.4% | 43.0% | 43.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 32.2% | 32.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.4% | 29.4% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 20.3% | 20.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 22.1% | 22.1% | 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 55-59 with no education in Lesotho?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Lesotho was 22.1% 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 55-59 with no education recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education?
- Lesotho ranks 55th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 55-59 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education