School age population, upper secondary education, male in Lesotho

Lesotho: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 43,752 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
43,752 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
143rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
50,622 number
in 2001
All-time low
21,235 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, male in Lesotho, 1970–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Lesotho stood at 43,752 number.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Lesotho peaked at 50,622 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 21,235 number, in 1970.

That places Lesotho 143rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Lesotho, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 21,235 number
1971 22,619 number +6.5%
1972 23,091 number +2.1%
1973 23,751 number +2.9%
1974 24,554 number +3.4%
1975 25,378 number +3.4%
1976 25,843 number +1.8%
1977 26,429 number +2.3%
1978 27,176 number +2.8%
1979 28,022 number +3.1%
1980 28,914 number +3.2%
1981 29,373 number +1.6%
1982 30,025 number +2.2%
1983 30,878 number +2.8%
1984 31,921 number +3.4%
1985 33,104 number +3.7%
1986 33,657 number +1.7%
1987 34,467 number +2.4%
1988 35,623 number +3.4%
1989 37,149 number +4.3%
1990 38,963 number +4.9%
1991 39,875 number +2.3%
1992 41,118 number +3.1%
1993 42,660 number +3.8%
1994 44,279 number +3.8%
1995 45,672 number +3.1%
1996 46,815 number +2.5%
1997 47,859 number +2.2%
1998 48,922 number +2.2%
1999 49,907 number +2.0%
2000 50,610 number +1.4%
2001 50,622 number +0.0%
2002 50,380 number -0.5%
2003 50,124 number -0.5%
2004 49,811 number -0.6%
2005 49,303 number -1.0%
2006 48,265 number -2.1%
2007 47,364 number -1.9%
2008 46,684 number -1.4%
2009 46,108 number -1.2%
2010 45,504 number -1.3%
2011 44,322 number -2.6%
2012 43,546 number -1.8%
2013 43,166 number -0.9%
2014 43,194 number +0.1%
2015 43,596 number +0.9%
2016 43,507 number -0.2%
2017 43,576 number +0.2%
2018 43,791 number +0.5%
2019 43,962 number +0.4%
2020 43,752 number -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 24,810 number 21,235 number 28,022 number 10
1980s 32,511 number 28,914 number 37,149 number 10
1990s 44,607 number 38,963 number 49,907 number 10
2000s 48,927 number 46,108 number 50,622 number 10
2010s 43,816 number 43,166 number 45,504 number 10
2020s 43,752 number 43,752 number 43,752 number 1

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 140 Namibia 47,761 number compare
  2. 141 Timor-Leste 47,279 number compare
  3. 142 Botswana 46,178 number compare
  4. 144 Republic of Moldova 37,888 number compare
  5. 145 Mauritius 37,526 number compare
  6. 146 Slovenia 37,405 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Lesotho?
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Lesotho was 43,752 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 50,622 number in 2001.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 21,235 number in 1970.
How does Lesotho rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
Lesotho ranks 143rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, male (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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.