School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 211,705 number in 2018. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Lesotho, 1970β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 211,705 number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Lesotho peaked at 236,223 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 92,730 number, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 136th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 108,345 number | 92,730 number | 123,143 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 140,116 number | 126,831 number | 155,007 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 186,626 number | 160,276 number | 215,676 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 232,010 number | 222,084 number | 236,223 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 216,379 number | 209,733 number | 229,675 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 133 Albania 232,597 number compare
- 134 Bosnia and Herzegovina 221,486 number compare
- 135 Kuwait 213,253 number compare
- 137 Republic of Moldova 207,665 number compare
- 138 Botswana 202,724 number compare
- 139 Puerto Rico 198,888 number compare
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Lesotho?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Lesotho was 211,705 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 236,223 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 92,730 number in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Lesotho ranks 136th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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, tertiary 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 tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.