School age population, pre-primary education, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 71,469 number in 2019. β² Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Lesotho, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Lesotho stood at 71,469 number.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Lesotho peaked at 82,073 number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 50,058 number, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 132nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57,497 number | 50,058 number | 65,472 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 74,990 number | 67,160 number | 81,399 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 81,439 number | 81,061 number | 82,073 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 75,436 number | 72,468 number | 80,325 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,192 number | 68,072 number | 71,592 number | 10 |
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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 71,469 number in 2019, 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 82,073 number in 1991.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,058 number in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Lesotho ranks 132nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.