School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) was 72,107 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
72,107 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
135th
of 206 countries
All-time high
83,281 number
in 1993
All-time low
50,136 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Lesotho, 1970–2019
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.
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50,136 number | — |
| 1971 | 51,729 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 53,358 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 54,984 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 56,367 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 58,021 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 60,024 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 62,165 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 64,279 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 65,964 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 67,622 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 69,860 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 71,942 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 73,789 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 75,225 number | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 76,525 number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 78,120 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 79,460 number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 80,574 number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 81,339 number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 82,322 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 82,624 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 83,013 number | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 83,281 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 83,135 number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 82,569 number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 83,082 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 83,049 number | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 82,586 number | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 82,136 number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 81,219 number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 79,857 number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 78,309 number | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 76,725 number | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 75,227 number | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 73,977 number | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 73,894 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 74,021 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 74,018 number | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 72,788 number | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 71,877 number | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 71,600 number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 70,952 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 70,021 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 68,760 number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 67,974 number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 69,178 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 70,606 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 71,911 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 72,107 number | +0.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 72,107 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 384,167 number, 19% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 72,107 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 504,502 number, 14% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 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, 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.