School age population, primary education, male in Lesotho, Kingdom of
Lesotho, Kingdom of: School age population, primary education, male was 193,957 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Lesotho, Kingdom of, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Lesotho, Kingdom of recorded 193,957 for school age population, primary education, male in 2025.
The figure is up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Lesotho, Kingdom of peaked at 194,727 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 98,373, in 1970.
That places Lesotho, Kingdom of 124th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 107,522 | 98,373 | 119,074 | 10 |
| 1980s | 145,485 | 123,110 | 165,085 | 10 |
| 1990s | 185,692 | 169,797 | 194,727 | 10 |
| 2000s | 171,872 | 161,736 | 188,991 | 10 |
| 2010s | 171,274 | 164,247 | 181,212 | 10 |
| 2020s | 190,173 | 184,674 | 193,957 | 6 |
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More education data for Lesotho, Kingdom of
- 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, male in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- School age population, primary education, male in Lesotho, Kingdom of was 193,957 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The highest recorded value was 194,727 in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The lowest recorded value was 98,373 in 1970.
- How does Lesotho, Kingdom of rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 124th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho, Kingdom of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release