School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Lesotho

Lesotho: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 21,452 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
21,452 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
110th
of 164 countries
All-time high
69,956 number
in 1998
All-time low
21,019 number
in 2016
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Lesotho, 1998–2019

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k70.0k1998200820191998: 70.0k number1999: 24.9k number2000: 25.4k number2001: 25.6k number2002: 25.4k number2003: 25.1k number2004: 24.8k number2005: 24.5k number2006: 24.1k number2007: 23.7k number2008: 23.4k number2009: 23.1k number2010: 22.9k number2011: 22.3k number2012: 21.8k number2013: 43.0k number2014: 21.3k number2015: 21.2k number2016: 21.0k number2017: 21.1k number2018: 21.2k number2019: 21.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Lesotho stood at 21,452 number.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Lesotho peaked at 69,956 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 21,019 number, in 2016.

Lesotho ranks 110th 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, female in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) in Lesotho, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 69,956 number
1999 24,863 number -64.5%
2000 25,413 number +2.2%
2001 25,569 number +0.6%
2002 25,429 number -0.5%
2003 25,089 number -1.3%
2004 24,775 number -1.3%
2005 24,517 number -1.0%
2006 24,081 number -1.8%
2007 23,712 number -1.5%
2008 23,380 number -1.4%
2009 23,105 number -1.2%
2010 22,867 number -1.0%
2011 22,304 number -2.5%
2012 21,848 number -2.0%
2013 43,042 number +97.0%
2014 21,305 number -50.5%
2015 21,194 number -0.5%
2016 21,019 number -0.8%
2017 21,069 number +0.2%
2018 21,250 number +0.9%
2019 21,452 number +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 47,410 number 24,863 number 69,956 number 2
2000s 24,507 number 23,105 number 25,569 number 10
2010s 23,735 number 21,019 number 43,042 number 10

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 107 Finland 29,185 number compare
  2. 108 Bhutan 27,507 number compare
  3. 109 Slovakia 26,451 number compare
  4. 111 Botswana 20,806 number compare
  5. 112 Georgia 20,465 number compare
  6. 113 Republic of Moldova 18,492 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Lesotho?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Lesotho was 21,452 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 69,956 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 21,019 number in 2016.
How does Lesotho rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
Lesotho ranks 110th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.