School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 0.8175 years in 2022. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Lesotho, 1998β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Lesotho is 0.8175 years, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Lesotho peaked at 1.18 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5819 years, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 161st out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6209 years | 0.6104 years | 0.6314 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8004 years | 0.5819 years | 0.9015 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 1 years | 0.8369 years | 1.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8266 years | 0.8175 years | 0.8357 years | 2 |
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More education data for Lesotho
- 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 10,388 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.66 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 78.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Lesotho?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Lesotho was 0.8175 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5819 years in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- Lesotho ranks 161st out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release