Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 14,370 number in 2016. ▼ Falling
Latest (2016)
14,370 number
Change on year
up 11.9%
World rank
57th
of 134 countries
All-time high
27,778 number
in 1998
All-time low
7,932 number
in 2011
Years of data
35
1973–2016
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Lesotho, 1973–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 14,370 number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2016.
The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Lesotho peaked at 27,778 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7,932 number, in 2011.
Lesotho ranks 57th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 18,112 number | — |
| 1977 | 22,612 number | +24.8% |
| 1978 | 18,956 number | -16.2% |
| 1979 | 19,443 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 21,462 number | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 20,103 number | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 19,617 number | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 18,636 number | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 21,636 number | +16.1% |
| 1985 | 20,426 number | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 22,910 number | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 25,579 number | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 25,696 number | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 27,327 number | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 26,418 number | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 26,320 number | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 27,778 number | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 26,321 number | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 26,571 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 22,050 number | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 19,903 number | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 16,153 number | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 14,261 number | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 10,756 number | -24.6% |
| 2006 | 10,523 number | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 12,304 number | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 10,707 number | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 10,380 number | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 8,523 number | -17.9% |
| 2011 | 7,932 number | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 8,210 number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 9,058 number | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 10,993 number | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 12,842 number | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 14,370 number | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19,781 number | 18,112 number | 22,612 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 20,684 number | 18,636 number | 22,910 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 26,491 number | 25,579 number | 27,778 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 15,361 number | 10,380 number | 26,571 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,275 number | 7,932 number | 14,370 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 54 Dominican Republic 16,133 number compare
- 55 Puerto Rico 15,852 number compare
- 56 Mongolia 14,532 number compare
- 58 Australia 14,268 number compare
- 59 France 14,056 number compare
- 60 Republic of Moldova 13,969 number compare
More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Lesotho?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Lesotho was 14,370 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 27,778 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,932 number in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Lesotho ranks 57th out of 134 countries with data for 2016.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.