School age population, primary education, both sexes in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 305,399 number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Lesotho, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 305,399 number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Lesotho peaked at 381,306 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 200,599 number, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 130th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 225,765 number | 200,599 number | 257,199 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 304,662 number | 265,146 number | 343,863 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 371,659 number | 351,933 number | 381,306 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 340,729 number | 314,022 number | 375,932 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 309,732 number | 303,665 number | 315,236 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 305,399 number | 305,399 number | 305,399 number | 1 |
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, primary education, both sexes in Lesotho?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Lesotho was 305,399 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 381,306 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,599 number in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Lesotho ranks 130th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.