Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total was 232 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Lesotho, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Lesotho stood at 232.
The figure is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Lesotho peaked at 244 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 88, in 1960.
That places Lesotho 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95 | 88 | 102 | 2 |
| 1970s | 118 | 111 | 125 | 2 |
| 1980s | 150.5 | 142 | 159 | 2 |
| 1990s | 191.5 | 178 | 205 | 2 |
| 2000s | 239.5 | 235 | 244 | 2 |
| 2010s | 232 | 232 | 232 | 1 |
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More education data for Lesotho
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10,388 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.66 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 78.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Lesotho?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Lesotho was 232 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 244 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 88 in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total?
- Lesotho ranks 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15-19, total is the total population of 15-19 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.