Population, age 7, total in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population, age 7, total was 52,337 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 7, total in Lesotho, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 52,337 for population, age 7, total in 2015.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 7, total in Lesotho peaked at 54,090 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 48,387, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50,613 | 48,387 | 51,549 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53,271 | 51,747 | 54,090 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,737 | 52,337 | 53,129 | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 7, total in Lesotho?
- Population, age 7, total in Lesotho was 52,337 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 7, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 54,090 in 2006.
- What is the lowest population, age 7, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,387 in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for population, age 7, total?
- Lesotho ranks 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 7, total rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 7, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.