Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 22,887 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Lesotho, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Lesotho stood at 22,887 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Lesotho peaked at 27,132 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 15,544 number, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,544 number | — |
| 1971 | 15,965 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 16,427 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 16,913 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 17,401 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 17,867 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 18,468 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 19,099 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 19,736 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 20,354 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 20,923 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 21,591 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 22,247 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 22,876 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 23,463 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 23,991 number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 24,680 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 25,343 number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 25,928 number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 26,370 number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 26,618 number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 26,972 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 27,118 number | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 27,132 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 27,101 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 27,101 number | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 27,053 number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 27,039 number | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 26,999 number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 26,851 number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 26,566 number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 26,149 number | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 25,566 number | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 24,897 number | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 24,231 number | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 23,629 number | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 23,398 number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 23,331 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 23,330 number | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 23,288 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 23,080 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 23,134 number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 23,034 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 22,804 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 22,460 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 22,042 number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 22,055 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 22,231 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 22,486 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 22,740 number | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 22,887 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,777 number | 15,544 number | 20,354 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,741 number | 20,923 number | 26,370 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,998 number | 26,618 number | 27,132 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,438 number | 23,288 number | 26,566 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,607 number | 22,042 number | 23,134 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,887 number | 22,887 number | 22,887 number | 1 |
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More education data for Lesotho
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,672 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 30,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,924 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,698 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 136,497 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 309,480 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8093 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1324 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Lesotho?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Lesotho was 22,887 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 27,132 number in 1993.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,544 number in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Lesotho ranks 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.