School age population, lower secondary education, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 63,706 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
63,706 number
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
144th
of 205 countries
All-time high
79,418 number
in 2000
All-time low
37,628 number
in 1971
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Lesotho, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 63,706 number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Lesotho peaked at 79,418 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37,628 number, in 1971.
Lesotho ranks 144th of 205 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.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48,283 number | — |
| 1971 | 37,628 number | -22.1% |
| 1972 | 38,449 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 39,288 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 40,213 number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 41,310 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 42,155 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 43,275 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 44,596 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 46,026 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 47,497 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 48,630 number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 50,058 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 51,709 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 53,518 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 55,452 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 56,775 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 58,387 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 60,255 number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 62,455 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 65,072 number | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 66,609 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 68,641 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 70,831 number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 72,844 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 74,499 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 76,328 number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 77,782 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 78,676 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 79,141 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 79,418 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 78,935 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 78,004 number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 76,629 number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 75,043 number | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 73,463 number | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 71,720 number | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 70,245 number | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 68,894 number | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 67,599 number | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 66,300 number | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 65,126 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 64,784 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 65,169 number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 65,955 number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 66,894 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 66,864 number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 66,621 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 65,893 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 64,847 number | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 63,706 number | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42,122 number | 37,628 number | 48,283 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 54,474 number | 47,497 number | 62,455 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 73,042 number | 65,072 number | 79,141 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 73,995 number | 67,599 number | 79,418 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,845 number | 64,784 number | 66,894 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,706 number | 63,706 number | 63,706 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 141 Jamaica 70,172 number compare
- 142 Guinea-Bissau 68,790 number compare
- 143 Puerto Rico 65,780 number compare
- 145 Equatorial Guinea 49,561 number compare
- 146 Timor-Leste 47,422 number compare
- 147 North Macedonia 46,928 number compare
More education data for Lesotho
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10,388 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 80.18 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Lesotho?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Lesotho was 63,706 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 79,418 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,628 number in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Lesotho ranks 144th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.