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
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Lesotho, 1998–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.