Over-age students, primary, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Over-age students, primary, female was 18.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Lesotho, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 18.6% for over-age students, primary, female in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Lesotho peaked at 41.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2017.
That places Lesotho 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 34.8% | — |
| 1972 | 31.1% | -10.6% |
| 1973 | 33.5% | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 24.9% | -25.6% |
| 1977 | 24.0% | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 35.0% | +45.8% |
| 1979 | 33.4% | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 34.1% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 35.1% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 33.4% | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 34.2% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 32.7% | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 32.5% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 32.3% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 32.5% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 32.4% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 32.6% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 32.3% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 31.0% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 30.2% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 31.9% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 34.9% | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 33.3% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 39.3% | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 41.8% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 29.2% | -30.1% |
| 2001 | 28.9% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 31.7% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 31.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.3% | 24.0% | 35.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 33.2% | 32.3% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.1% | 30.2% | 41.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 26.7% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 18.6% | 25.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, female in Lesotho?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Lesotho was 18.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Lesotho ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.