School age population, early childhood education, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population, early childhood education, male was 79,833 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, male in Lesotho, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 79,833 for school age population, early childhood education, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Lesotho peaked at 84,696 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 72,473, in 2005.
That places Lesotho 140th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 80,845 | — |
| 1999 | 79,210 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 78,441 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 78,123 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 77,104 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 75,297 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 73,299 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 72,473 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 72,794 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 74,289 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 74,918 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 74,351 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 73,941 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 75,023 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 76,689 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 78,174 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 78,812 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 80,338 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 81,981 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 83,806 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 84,232 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 84,540 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 84,672 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 84,696 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 84,128 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 82,834 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 81,342 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 79,833 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80,028 | 79,210 | 80,845 | 2 |
| 2000s | 75,109 | 72,473 | 78,441 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79,754 | 73,941 | 84,540 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82,918 | 79,833 | 84,696 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 137 Slovakia 90,867 compare
- 138 Guinea-Bissau 88,845 compare
- 139 Botswana 88,450 compare
- 141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 78,648 compare
- 142 Hong Kong 65,700 compare
- 143 Puerto Rico 60,211 compare
More education data for Lesotho
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58,179 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46,622 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21,586 (2018)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Lesotho?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in Lesotho was 79,833 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 84,696 in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,473 in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- Lesotho ranks 140th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release