School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 43,816 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
43,816 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
144th
of 205 countries
All-time high
52,411 number
in 2000
All-time low
22,859 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Lesotho, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 43,816 number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Lesotho peaked at 52,411 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22,859 number, in 1970.
Lesotho ranks 144th 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, female (number) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22,859 number | — |
| 1971 | 23,992 number | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 24,589 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 25,239 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 25,905 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 26,525 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 27,073 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 27,656 number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 28,300 number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 29,000 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 29,786 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 30,581 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 31,448 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 32,358 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 33,329 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 34,392 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 35,497 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 36,701 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 37,941 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 39,163 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 40,354 number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 41,350 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 42,364 number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 43,445 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 44,699 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 46,194 number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 47,629 number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 49,157 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 50,670 number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 51,857 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 52,411 number | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 52,184 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 51,570 number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 50,824 number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 50,040 number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 49,251 number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 48,188 number | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 47,315 number | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 46,628 number | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 46,011 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 45,363 number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 44,251 number | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 43,416 number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 42,846 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 42,610 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 42,843 number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 42,927 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 43,206 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 43,599 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 43,914 number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 43,816 number | -0.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 43,816 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 372,258 number, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 43,816 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 433,906 number, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26,114 number | 22,859 number | 29,000 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,120 number | 29,786 number | 39,163 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,772 number | 40,354 number | 51,857 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,442 number | 46,011 number | 52,411 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,498 number | 42,610 number | 45,363 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,816 number | 43,816 number | 43,816 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 68.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 67.83 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,672 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 30,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,924 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,698 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 136,497 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 309,480 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8093 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Lesotho?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Lesotho was 43,816 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 52,411 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,859 number in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Lesotho ranks 144th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.