School age population, early childhood education, female in Lesotho

Lesotho: School age population, early childhood education, female was 71,469 number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
71,469 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
142nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
81,082 number
in 1998
All-time low
68,072 number
in 2015
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1998200820191998: 81.1k number1999: 81.1k number2000: 80.3k number2001: 79.3k number2002: 77.8k number2003: 76.1k number2004: 74.6k number2005: 73.3k number2006: 73.3k number2007: 73.5k number2008: 73.6k number2009: 72.5k number2010: 71.6k number2011: 71.3k number2012: 70.6k number2013: 69.8k number2014: 68.7k number2015: 68.1k number2016: 69.0k number2017: 70.2k number2018: 71.3k number2019: 71.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, female in Lesotho stood at 71,469 number.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Lesotho peaked at 81,082 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 68,072 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 81,072 number 81,061 number 81,082 number 2
2000s 75,436 number 72,468 number 80,325 number 10
2010s 70,192 number 68,072 number 71,592 number 10

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 139 Botswana 80,858 number compare
  2. 140 Qatar 78,970 number compare
  3. 141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 72,925 number compare
  4. 143 Latvia 61,477 number compare
  5. 144 Armenia 60,504 number compare
  6. 145 Kuwait 59,848 number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Lesotho?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Lesotho was 71,469 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 81,082 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 68,072 number in 2015.
How does Lesotho rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Lesotho ranks 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (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

Female 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/