Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 22,961 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lesotho, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 22,961 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lesotho peaked at 27,626 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 15,505 number, in 1970.
Lesotho ranks 138th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,505 number | — |
| 1971 | 15,926 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 16,381 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 16,860 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 17,356 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 17,848 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 18,432 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 19,087 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 19,768 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 20,415 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 20,974 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 21,703 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 22,407 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 23,064 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 23,650 number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 24,145 number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 24,720 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 25,253 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 25,754 number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 26,247 number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 26,731 number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 26,985 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 27,256 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 27,475 number | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 27,538 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 27,387 number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 27,612 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 27,626 number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 27,463 number | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 27,172 number | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 26,814 number | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 26,266 number | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 25,638 number | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 24,981 number | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 24,339 number | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 23,735 number | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 23,471 number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 23,364 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 23,323 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 23,246 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 23,014 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 23,080 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 22,988 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 22,750 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 22,365 number | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 21,865 number | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 21,937 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 22,175 number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 22,488 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 22,788 number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 22,961 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,758 number | 15,505 number | 20,415 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,792 number | 20,974 number | 26,247 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,324 number | 26,731 number | 27,626 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,518 number | 23,246 number | 26,814 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,545 number | 21,865 number | 23,080 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,961 number | 22,961 number | 22,961 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, male in Lesotho?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lesotho was 22,961 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 27,626 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,505 number in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Lesotho ranks 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.