Children out of school, primary, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Children out of school, primary, male was 63,178 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, male in Lesotho, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 63,178 for children out of school, primary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 114.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Lesotho peaked at 94,257 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 25,912, in 2006.
Lesotho ranks 59th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52,056 | — |
| 1972 | 56,180 | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 55,793 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 49,017 | -12.1% |
| 1976 | 49,412 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 49,371 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 56,563 | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 57,277 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 58,255 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 59,486 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 56,736 | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 60,139 | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 62,288 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 62,431 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 65,748 | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 60,470 | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 60,802 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 63,798 | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 67,502 | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 67,886 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 69,405 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 75,057 | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 75,512 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 78,937 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 80,546 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 91,448 | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 94,257 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 53,296 | -43.5% |
| 2001 | 47,981 | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 41,401 | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 36,015 | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 34,983 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 31,360 | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 25,912 | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 28,107 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 27,314 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 29,139 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 27,419 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 26,421 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 26,619 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 26,926 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 29,463 | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 30,740 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 30,119 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 27,481 | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 38,124 | +38.7% |
| 2019 | 46,973 | +23.2% |
| 2020 | 46,140 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 58,058 | +25.8% |
| 2022 | 56,441 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 59,728 | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 63,178 | +5.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary, male in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -43.5% | 94,257 | 53,296 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53,209 | 49,017 | 57,277 | 8 |
| 1980s | 61,015 | 56,736 | 65,748 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77,839 | 67,502 | 94,257 | 9 |
| 2000s | 35,551 | 25,912 | 53,296 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,028 | 26,421 | 46,973 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,709 | 46,140 | 63,178 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 56 Equatorial Guinea 65,892 compare
- 57 Myanmar 65,562 compare
- 58 Algeria 65,258 compare
- 60 Kazakhstan 59,076 compare
- 61 Ecuador 57,889 compare
- 62 Mozambique 57,562 compare
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 children out of school, primary, male in Lesotho?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Lesotho was 63,178 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 94,257 in 1999.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,912 in 2006.
- How does Lesotho rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Lesotho ranks 59th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.