School age population, tertiary education, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population, tertiary education, female was 105,295 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Lesotho, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Lesotho is 105,295 number, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Lesotho peaked at 120,714 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 51,299 number, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 135th 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 | 57,872 number | 51,299 number | 64,551 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 73,878 number | 66,245 number | 82,927 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 96,982 number | 85,663 number | 111,974 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 118,668 number | 115,667 number | 120,714 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 107,808 number | 104,086 number | 114,896 number | 8 |
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 105,295 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 120,714 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,299 number in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Lesotho ranks 135th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.