School age population, primary education, male in Lesotho, Kingdom of
Lesotho, Kingdom of: School age population, primary education, male was 152,308 number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Lesotho, Kingdom of, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Lesotho, Kingdom of recorded 152,308 number for school age population, primary education, male in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Lesotho, Kingdom of peaked at 191,731 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 99,917 number, in 1970.
Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 130th 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 | 112,495 number | 99,917 number | 128,417 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 152,068 number | 132,390 number | 171,152 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 186,343 number | 176,025 number | 191,731 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 170,474 number | 156,628 number | 188,662 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 154,415 number | 151,319 number | 157,346 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 152,308 number | 152,308 number | 152,308 number | 1 |
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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 152,308 number in 2020, 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 191,731 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The lowest recorded value was 99,917 number in 1970.
- How does Lesotho, Kingdom of rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 130th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.