School age population, early childhood education, male (number) (age) in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population, early childhood education, male (number) (age) was 79,833 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
79,833
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
140th
of 207 countries
All-time high
84,696
in 2021
All-time low
72,473
in 2005
Years of data
28
1998–2025
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 (number) (age) 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% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 79,833 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 498,822, 16% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 79,833 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 611,296, 13% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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