What is population, age 5, female in Lesotho?

Population, age 5, female in Lesotho was 26,050 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 5, female recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 27,202 in 2005.

What is the lowest population, age 5, female recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 25,016 in 1990.

How does Lesotho rank for population, age 5, female?

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

Is population, age 5, female rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 5, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 5, female in Lesotho

Name: Population, age 5, female in Lesotho
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Lesotho: Population, age 5, female was 26,050 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

26,050

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

129th

of 191 countries

All-time high

27,202

in 2005

All-time low

25,016

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 5, female in Lesotho, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 5, female in Lesotho stood at 26,050.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 5, female in Lesotho peaked at 27,202 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25,016, 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	25,722	25,016	26,004	10
2000s	26,763	26,110	27,202	10
2010s	26,169	26,050	26,339	5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

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130 Namibia 25,652 compare
131 Jamaica 24,746 compare
132 Albania 24,371 compare

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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)
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 5, female in Lesotho?: Population, age 5, female in Lesotho was 26,050 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 5, female recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 27,202 in 2005.
What is the lowest population, age 5, female recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 25,016 in 1990.
How does Lesotho rank for population, age 5, female?: Lesotho ranks 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 5, female rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 5, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 5, 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.