School age population, upper secondary education, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 43,816 number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Lesotho, 1970β2020
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
| 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 |
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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)
- 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, 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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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.