Over-age students, primary, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Over-age students, primary, male was 23.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Lesotho, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary, male in Lesotho stood at 23.4%. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Lesotho peaked at 44.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2017.
Lesotho ranks 16th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.3% | — |
| 1972 | 33.5% | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 34.8% | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 33.7% | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 26.4% | -21.8% |
| 1977 | 25.1% | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 35.1% | +39.9% |
| 1979 | 34.5% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 34.8% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 35.8% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 34.7% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 36.1% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 35.5% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 35.3% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 34.5% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 34.0% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 34.0% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 33.9% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 34.1% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 33.5% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 33.1% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 33.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 35.1% | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 37.5% | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 36.5% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 42.3% | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 44.1% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 31.9% | -27.6% |
| 2001 | 32.8% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 34.2% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 35.6% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 35.4% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.6% | 25.1% | 37.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 34.9% | 33.9% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.6% | 33.1% | 44.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 30.7% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 23.4% | 30.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 over-age students, primary, male in Lesotho?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Lesotho was 23.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Lesotho ranks 16th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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, male (% of male 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.