School age population, secondary education, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population, secondary education, male was 107,458 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, male in Lesotho, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Lesotho is 107,458 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Lesotho peaked at 130,028 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 60,247 number, in 1971.
Lesotho ranks 143rd of 205 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.
School age population, secondary education, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 69,518 number | — |
| 1971 | 60,247 number | -13.3% |
| 1972 | 61,540 number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 63,039 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 64,767 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 66,688 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 67,998 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 69,704 number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 71,772 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 74,048 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 76,411 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 78,003 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 80,083 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 82,587 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 85,439 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 88,556 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 90,432 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 92,854 number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 95,878 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 99,604 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 104,035 number | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 106,484 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 109,759 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 113,491 number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 117,123 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 120,171 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 123,143 number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 125,641 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 127,598 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 129,048 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 130,028 number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 129,557 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 128,384 number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 126,753 number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 124,854 number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 122,766 number | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 119,985 number | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 117,609 number | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 115,578 number | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 113,707 number | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 111,804 number | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 109,448 number | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 108,330 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 108,335 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 109,149 number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 110,490 number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 110,371 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 110,197 number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 109,684 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 108,809 number | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 107,458 number | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66,932 number | 60,247 number | 74,048 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 86,985 number | 76,411 number | 99,604 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 117,649 number | 104,035 number | 129,048 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 122,922 number | 113,707 number | 130,028 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 109,662 number | 108,330 number | 111,804 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 107,458 number | 107,458 number | 107,458 number | 1 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 80.18 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Lesotho?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Lesotho was 107,458 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 130,028 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,247 number in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Lesotho ranks 143rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.