Population, ages 10-17, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population, ages 10-17, male was 209,518 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 10-17, male in Lesotho, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, ages 10-17, male in Lesotho is 209,518, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 10-17, male in Lesotho peaked at 210,251 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 163,335, 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 | 180,992 | 163,335 | 197,012 | 10 |
| 2000s | 204,236 | 199,322 | 208,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 209,936 | 209,518 | 210,251 | 6 |
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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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 10-17, male in Lesotho?
- Population, ages 10-17, male in Lesotho was 209,518 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 10-17, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 210,251 in 2012.
- What is the lowest population, ages 10-17, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 163,335 in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for population, ages 10-17, male?
- Lesotho ranks 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 10-17, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 10-17, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, ages 10-17, male is the total number of males age 10-17.