School age population, tertiary education, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population, tertiary education, male was 106,410 number in 2018. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Lesotho, 1970β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, male in Lesotho stood at 106,410 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Lesotho peaked at 116,408 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 41,431 number, in 1970.
Lesotho ranks 137th of 203 countries on this measure, 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 | 50,473 number | 41,431 number | 58,592 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 66,238 number | 60,586 number | 72,080 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 89,643 number | 74,613 number | 103,702 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 113,342 number | 106,261 number | 116,408 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 108,572 number | 105,647 number | 114,779 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 134 Mongolia 119,148 number compare
- 135 Kuwait 114,964 number compare
- 136 Bosnia and Herzegovina 114,229 number compare
- 138 Republic of Moldova 106,343 number compare
- 139 Puerto Rico 105,242 number compare
- 140 Botswana 102,062 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)
- 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, tertiary education, male in Lesotho?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Lesotho was 106,410 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 116,408 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,431 number in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Lesotho ranks 137th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.