School age population, upper secondary education, female in Lesotho

Lesotho: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 43,816 number in 2020. β–² 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

020.0k40.0k60.0k197019952020

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 141 Jamaica 46,575 number compare
  2. 142 Timor-Leste 46,059 number compare
  3. 143 Botswana 45,116 number compare
  4. 145 Mauritius 36,063 number compare
  5. 146 Moldova 35,628 number compare
  6. 147 Slovenia 35,171 number compare

See the full ranking of 250 places β†’

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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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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.