What is population, age 8, male in Lesotho?

Population, age 8, male in Lesotho was 26,343 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 8, male recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 27,014 in 2006.

What is the lowest population, age 8, male recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 23,796 in 1990.

How does Lesotho rank for population, age 8, male?

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

Is population, age 8, male rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 8, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 8, male in Lesotho

Name: Population, age 8, male in Lesotho
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Lesotho: Population, age 8, male was 26,343 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

26,343

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

129th

of 191 countries

All-time high

27,014

in 2006

All-time low

23,796

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 8, male in Lesotho, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 8, male in Lesotho stood at 26,343.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 8, male in Lesotho peaked at 27,014 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 23,796, 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 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	25,149	23,796	25,814	10
2000s	26,653	25,918	27,014	10
2010s	26,560	26,343	26,792	6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

126 Slovakia 27,213 compare
127 Jamaica 26,641 compare
128 Gambia 26,442 compare
130 Kuwait 26,065 compare
131 Albania 25,700 compare
132 Uruguay 25,065 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)
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)

All data for Lesotho →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 8, male in Lesotho?: Population, age 8, male in Lesotho was 26,343 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 8, male recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 27,014 in 2006.
What is the lowest population, age 8, male recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 23,796 in 1990.
How does Lesotho rank for population, age 8, male?: Lesotho ranks 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 8, male rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 8, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 8, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 8, male refers to the male population at the specified age.