School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 87,568 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Lesotho, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Lesotho is 87,568 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Lesotho peaked at 103,021 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44,094 number, in 1970.
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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44,094 number | — |
| 1971 | 46,611 number | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 47,680 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 48,990 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 50,459 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 51,903 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 52,916 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 54,085 number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 55,476 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 57,022 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 58,700 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 59,954 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 61,473 number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 63,236 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 65,250 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 67,496 number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 69,154 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 71,168 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 73,564 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 76,312 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 79,317 number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 81,225 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 83,482 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 86,105 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 88,978 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 91,866 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 94,444 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 97,016 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 99,592 number | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 101,764 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 103,021 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 102,806 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 101,950 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 100,948 number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 99,851 number | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 98,554 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 96,453 number | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 94,679 number | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 93,312 number | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 92,119 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 90,867 number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 88,573 number | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 86,962 number | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 86,012 number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 85,804 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 86,439 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 86,434 number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 86,782 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 87,390 number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 87,876 number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 87,568 number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50,924 number | 44,094 number | 57,022 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 66,631 number | 58,700 number | 76,312 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 90,379 number | 79,317 number | 101,764 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 98,369 number | 92,119 number | 103,021 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 87,314 number | 85,804 number | 90,867 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 87,568 number | 87,568 number | 87,568 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Lesotho?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Lesotho was 87,568 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 103,021 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,094 number in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Lesotho ranks 143rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.