School age population, pre-primary education, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 72,107 number in 2019. β² Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Lesotho, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 72,107 number for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Lesotho peaked at 83,281 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 50,136 number, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 135th 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 | 57,703 number | 50,136 number | 65,964 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 75,446 number | 67,622 number | 81,339 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 82,780 number | 82,136 number | 83,281 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 76,004 number | 72,788 number | 81,219 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,499 number | 67,974 number | 72,107 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)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Lesotho?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Lesotho was 72,107 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 83,281 number in 1993.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,136 number in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Lesotho ranks 135th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.