What is population, age 9, male in Lesotho?

Population, age 9, male in Lesotho was 26,345 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 9, male recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 26,876 in 2008.

What is the lowest population, age 9, male recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 23,274 in 1990.

How does Lesotho rank for population, age 9, male?

Lesotho ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 9, male rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 9, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 9, male in Lesotho

Name: Population, age 9, male in Lesotho
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Lesotho: Population, age 9, male was 26,345 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

26,345

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

128th

of 191 countries

All-time high

26,876

in 2008

All-time low

23,274

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 9, male in Lesotho, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 9, male in Lesotho is 26,345, measured in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 9, male in Lesotho peaked at 26,876 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 23,274, in 1990.

Lesotho ranks 128th 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	24,848	23,274	25,735	10
2000s	26,497	25,843	26,876	10
2010s	26,603	26,345	26,840	6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

125 Oman 28,271 compare
126 Jamaica 26,952 compare
127 Slovakia 26,944 compare
129 Gambia 26,043 compare
130 Albania 25,609 compare
131 Kuwait 25,545 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 9, male in Lesotho?: Population, age 9, male in Lesotho was 26,345 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 9, male recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 26,876 in 2008.
What is the lowest population, age 9, male recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 23,274 in 1990.
How does Lesotho rank for population, age 9, male?: Lesotho ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 9, male rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 9, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 9, 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 9, male refers to the male population at the specified age.