Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 27,422 number in 2016. β² Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Lesotho, 1998β2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2016, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Lesotho stood at 27,422 number.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Lesotho peaked at 30,998 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15,324 number, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 124th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,128 number | 17,194 number | 19,063 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 19,788 number | 15,324 number | 23,046 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 27,969 number | 24,585 number | 30,998 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10,388 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Lesotho?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Lesotho was 27,422 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 30,998 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,324 number in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Lesotho ranks 124th out of 196 countries with data for 2016.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.