School age population, pre-primary education, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 78,612 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Lesotho, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Lesotho stood at 78,612.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Lesotho peaked at 86,538 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 45,441, in 1970.
Lesotho ranks 130th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51,646 | 45,441 | 59,928 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73,003 | 62,876 | 81,199 | 10 |
| 1990s | 83,386 | 78,356 | 86,538 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,342 | 71,759 | 77,593 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,930 | 73,199 | 83,628 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81,818 | 78,612 | 83,714 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10,388 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.66 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 78.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Lesotho?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Lesotho was 78,612 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 86,538 in 1993.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,441 in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Lesotho ranks 130th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release