School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male was 21,588 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Lesotho, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Lesotho is 21,588 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Lesotho peaked at 65,787 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 21,418 number, in 2017.
That places Lesotho 111th out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 … age male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 65,787 number | — |
| 1999 | 23,488 number | -64.3% |
| 2000 | 24,063 number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 24,407 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 24,474 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 24,381 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 24,326 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 24,330 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24,059 number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 23,734 number | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 23,394 number | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 23,140 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 22,959 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 22,377 number | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 21,916 number | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 43,258 number | +97.4% |
| 2014 | 21,526 number | -50.2% |
| 2015 | 21,571 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 21,436 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 21,418 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 21,480 number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 21,588 number | +0.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 21,588 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 169,168 number, 13% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 21,588 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 212,995 number, 10% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male 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 | +97.4% | 21,916 number | 43,258 number |
| 1999 | -64.3% | 65,787 number | 23,488 number |
| 2014 | -50.2% | 43,258 number | 21,526 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44,638 number | 23,488 number | 65,787 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 24,031 number | 23,140 number | 24,474 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,953 number | 21,418 number | 43,258 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, male in Lesotho?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Lesotho was 21,588 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 65,787 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,418 number in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Lesotho ranks 111th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.