School age population, primary education, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population, primary education, female was 153,091 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Lesotho, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 153,091 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Lesotho peaked at 189,607 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 100,682 number, in 1970.
Lesotho ranks 129th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 | 113,269 number | 100,682 number | 128,782 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 152,594 number | 132,756 number | 172,711 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 185,316 number | 175,908 number | 189,607 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 170,255 number | 157,394 number | 187,270 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 155,317 number | 152,346 number | 157,890 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 153,091 number | 153,091 number | 153,091 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.1% (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, primary education, female in Lesotho?
- School age population, primary education, female in Lesotho was 153,091 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 189,607 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,682 number in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Lesotho ranks 129th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.