Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Lesotho
Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 1,111 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Lesotho, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Lesotho is 1,111, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Lesotho peaked at 1,111 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 486, in 1960.
Lesotho ranks 124th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 486 | — |
| 1965 | 528 | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 576 | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 638 | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 714 | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 810 | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 876 | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 951 | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 1,057 | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 1,102 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 1,111 | +0.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1,111 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,755, 14% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1,111 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,418, 17% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 507 | 486 | 528 | 2 |
| 1970s | 607 | 576 | 638 | 2 |
| 1980s | 762 | 714 | 810 | 2 |
| 1990s | 913.5 | 876 | 951 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,080 | 1,057 | 1,102 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,111 | 1,111 | 1,111 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 68.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 67.83 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,672 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 30,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,924 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Lesotho?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Lesotho was 1,111 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+, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,111 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 486 in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Lesotho ranks 124th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.