What is population, ages 3-5, male in Lesotho?

Population, ages 3-5, male in Lesotho was 79,439 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

What is the highest population, ages 3-5, male recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 82,898 in 2005.

What is the lowest population, ages 3-5, male recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 76,976 in 1990.

How does Lesotho rank for population, ages 3-5, male?

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

Is population, ages 3-5, male rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Lesotho data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 3-5, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, ages 3-5, male in Lesotho

Name: Population, ages 3-5, male in Lesotho
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Lesotho: Population, ages 3-5, male was 79,439 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

79,439

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

129th

of 191 countries

All-time high

82,898

in 2005

All-time low

76,976

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, ages 3-5, male in Lesotho, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 79,439 for population, ages 3-5, male in 2015.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 3-5, male in Lesotho peaked at 82,898 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 76,976, in 1990.

That places Lesotho 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	78,768	76,976	80,022	10
2000s	81,796	80,427	82,898	10
2010s	79,689	79,439	80,181	6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

126 Gambia 83,956 compare
127 Slovakia 82,828 compare
128 Kuwait 81,358 compare
130 Namibia 78,913 compare
131 Albania 77,889 compare
132 Jamaica 77,706 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, ages 3-5, male in Lesotho?: Population, ages 3-5, male in Lesotho was 79,439 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 3-5, male recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 82,898 in 2005.
What is the lowest population, ages 3-5, male recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 76,976 in 1990.
How does Lesotho rank for population, ages 3-5, male?: Lesotho ranks 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 3-5, male rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 3-5, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, ages 3-5, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, ages 3-5, male is the total number of males age 3-5.