School age population, early childhood education, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population, early childhood education, female was 78,612 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Lesotho, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Lesotho is 78,612, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Lesotho peaked at 83,714 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 71,759, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 140th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 79,947 | — |
| 1999 | 78,356 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 77,593 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 77,293 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 76,308 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 74,549 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 72,579 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 71,759 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 72,079 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 73,527 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 74,142 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 73,595 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 73,199 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 74,275 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 75,922 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 77,383 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 78,008 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 79,494 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 81,114 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 82,925 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 83,348 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 83,628 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 83,714 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 83,668 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 83,052 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 81,700 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 80,163 | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 78,612 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79,152 | 78,356 | 79,947 | 2 |
| 2000s | 74,342 | 71,759 | 77,593 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,930 | 73,199 | 83,628 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81,818 | 78,612 | 83,714 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.37 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,735 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,653 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13,054 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.95 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8,532 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.84 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Lesotho?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Lesotho was 78,612 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 83,714 in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,759 in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Lesotho ranks 140th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release