School age population … post-secondary non-tertiary both sexes in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population … post-secondary non-tertiary both sexes was 43,040 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Lesotho, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 43,040 number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Lesotho peaked at 135,743 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 42,455 number, in 2016.
Lesotho ranks 111th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
School age population … post-secondary non-tertiary both sexes in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 135,743 number | — |
| 1999 | 48,351 number | -64.4% |
| 2000 | 49,476 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 49,976 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 49,903 number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 49,470 number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 49,101 number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 48,847 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 48,140 number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 47,446 number | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 46,774 number | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 46,245 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 45,826 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 44,681 number | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 43,764 number | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 86,300 number | +97.2% |
| 2014 | 42,831 number | -50.4% |
| 2015 | 42,765 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 42,455 number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 42,487 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 42,730 number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 43,040 number | +0.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 43,040 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 325,174 number, 13% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 43,040 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 418,328 number, 10% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population … post-secondary non-tertiary both sexes in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +97.2% | 43,764 number | 86,300 number |
| 1999 | -64.4% | 135,743 number | 48,351 number |
| 2014 | -50.4% | 86,300 number | 42,831 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92,047 number | 48,351 number | 135,743 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 48,538 number | 46,245 number | 49,976 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,688 number | 42,455 number | 86,300 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 68.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 67.83 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Lesotho?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Lesotho was 43,040 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 135,743 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,455 number in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Lesotho ranks 111th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.