School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 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 education, both 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% |
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
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth -0.0496 % change on previous year (2018)
- 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)
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.