School age population, tertiary education, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population, tertiary education, female was 115,552 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Lesotho, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Lesotho is 115,552, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Lesotho peaked at 122,610 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 47,616, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 134th out of 215 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 | 56,857 | 47,616 | 66,479 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76,343 | 68,422 | 83,787 | 10 |
| 1990s | 94,451 | 84,666 | 107,737 | 10 |
| 2000s | 116,788 | 110,315 | 122,610 | 10 |
| 2010s | 114,377 | 108,610 | 122,597 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112,360 | 108,671 | 115,552 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- 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 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, tertiary education, female in Lesotho?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Lesotho was 115,552 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 122,610 in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,616 in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Lesotho ranks 134th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release