Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment was 8.67 years in 2040. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Lesotho, 1980–2040
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Lesotho is 8.67 years, measured in 2040. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Lesotho peaked at 8.67 years in 2040 and was at its lowest, 4.49 years, in 1980.
That places Lesotho 121st out of 146 countries with data for 2040, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.65 years | 4.49 years | 4.81 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.53 years | 5.25 years | 5.8 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.79 years | 6.37 years | 7.21 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.26 years | 6.08 years | 6.44 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.09 years | 6.88 years | 7.3 years | 2 |
| 2030s | 7.97 years | 7.75 years | 8.2 years | 2 |
| 2040s | 8.67 years | 8.67 years | 8.67 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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)
- Population ages 0-14 34.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Lesotho?
- Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Lesotho was 8.67 years in 2040, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8.67 years in 2040.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.49 years in 1980.
- How does Lesotho rank for share in poverty vs. educational attainment?
- Lesotho ranks 121st out of 146 countries with data for 2040.
- Is share in poverty vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.