School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Lesotho

Lesotho: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 143,576 number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
143,576 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
142nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
163,668 number
in 1998
All-time low
136,046 number
in 2015
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Lesotho, 1998–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k1998200820191998: 163.7k number1999: 163.2k number2000: 161.5k number2001: 159.1k number2002: 156.1k number2003: 152.9k number2004: 149.8k number2005: 147.3k number2006: 147.2k number2007: 147.5k number2008: 147.6k number2009: 145.3k number2010: 143.5k number2011: 142.9k number2012: 141.6k number2013: 139.8k number2014: 137.4k number2015: 136.0k number2016: 138.2k number2017: 140.8k number2018: 143.2k number2019: 143.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Lesotho is 143,576 number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Lesotho peaked at 163,668 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 136,046 number, in 2015.

That places Lesotho 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 163,432 number 163,197 number 163,668 number 2
2000s 151,440 number 145,256 number 161,544 number 10
2010s 140,690 number 136,046 number 143,576 number 10

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 139 Botswana 163,490 number compare
  2. 140 Qatar 161,333 number compare
  3. 141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 150,013 number compare
  4. 143 Armenia 128,745 number compare
  5. 144 Latvia 127,665 number compare
  6. 145 Kuwait 126,227 number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places β†’

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All data for Lesotho β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Lesotho?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Lesotho was 143,576 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 163,668 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 136,046 number in 2015.
How does Lesotho rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Lesotho ranks 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/