Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Lesotho

Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary was 3.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
3.8%
World rank
96th
of 144 countries
All-time high
3.8%
in 2010
All-time low
1.2%
in 1985
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Lesotho, 1960–2010

12341960198520101960: 21965: 21970: 2.11975: 3.11980: 1.81985: 1.21990: 2.51995: 2.32000: 2.82005: 3.42010: 3.8

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 3.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Lesotho peaked at 3.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1985.

That places Lesotho 96th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Lesotho, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 2.0%
1965 2.0% +0.0%
1970 2.1% +6.5%
1975 3.1% +45.5%
1980 1.8% -41.3%
1985 1.2% -31.3%
1990 2.5% +99.2%
1995 2.3% -8.4%
2000 2.8% +24.1%
2005 3.4% +18.7%
2010 3.8% +12.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2
1970s 2.6% 2.1% 3.1% 2
1980s 1.5% 1.2% 1.8% 2
1990s 2.4% 2.3% 2.5% 2
2000s 3.1% 2.8% 3.4% 2
2010s 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 1

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 93 Egypt 4.2% compare
  2. 94 Iran 4.0% compare
  3. 95 Laos 3.8% compare
  4. 97 Ghana 3.7% compare
  5. 98 Central African Republic 3.1% compare
  6. 99 Syria 3.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Lesotho?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Lesotho was 3.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1985.
How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary?
Lesotho ranks 96th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary