What is population, age 3, female in Lesotho?

Population, age 3, female in Lesotho was 26,186 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 3, female recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 27,332 in 2004.

What is the lowest population, age 3, female recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 25,836 in 1990.

How does Lesotho rank for population, age 3, female?

Lesotho ranks 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 3, female rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Lesotho data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 3, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 3, female in Lesotho

Name: Population, age 3, female in Lesotho
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Lesotho: Population, age 3, female was 26,186 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

26,186

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

129th

of 191 countries

All-time high

27,332

in 2004

All-time low

25,836

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 3, female in Lesotho, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 26,186 for population, age 3, female in 2015.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 3, female in Lesotho peaked at 27,332 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 25,836, in 1990.

Lesotho ranks 129th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	26,267	25,836	26,743	10
2000s	27,060	26,588	27,332	10
2010s	26,279	26,186	26,421	5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

126 Gambia 27,602 compare
127 Kuwait 26,314 compare
128 Namibia 26,288 compare
130 Slovakia 26,023 compare
131 East Timor 25,138 compare
132 Jamaica 24,698 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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)
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 10,388 (2024)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.66 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 78.6% (2024)

All data for Lesotho →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 3, female in Lesotho?: Population, age 3, female in Lesotho was 26,186 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 3, female recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 27,332 in 2004.
What is the lowest population, age 3, female recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 25,836 in 1990.
How does Lesotho rank for population, age 3, female?: Lesotho ranks 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 3, female rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 3, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 3, female
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.