Population, age 20, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population, age 20, male was 24,266 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 20, male in Lesotho, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 20, male in Lesotho is 24,266, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 20, male in Lesotho peaked at 24,266 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14,526, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 136th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,604 | 14,526 | 19,735 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,575 | 20,510 | 23,796 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,089 | 23,897 | 24,266 | 6 |
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More education data for Lesotho
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10,388 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.66 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 78.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 20, male in Lesotho?
- Population, age 20, male in Lesotho was 24,266 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 20, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 24,266 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 20, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,526 in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for population, age 20, male?
- Lesotho ranks 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 20, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Population, age 20, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, age 20, male refers to the male population at the specified age.