Population, ages 12-18, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population, ages 12-18, female was 181,807 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 12-18, female in Lesotho, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 12-18, female in Lesotho stood at 181,807.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-18, female in Lesotho peaked at 181,865 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 137,367, 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 | 153,002 | 137,367 | 168,126 | 10 |
| 2000s | 175,748 | 170,562 | 179,404 | 10 |
| 2010s | 181,178 | 180,010 | 181,865 | 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 12-18, female in Lesotho?
- Population, ages 12-18, female in Lesotho was 181,807 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-18, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 181,865 in 2014.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-18, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 137,367 in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for population, ages 12-18, female?
- Lesotho ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-18, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 12-18, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, ages 12-18, female is the total number of females age 12-18.