School age population, upper secondary education, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 43,752 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Lesotho, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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, 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.