School age population, early childhood education, male in Lesotho, Kingdom of

Lesotho, Kingdom of: School age population, early childhood education, male was 72,107 number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
72,107 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
142nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
82,586 number
in 1998
All-time low
67,974 number
in 2015
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, male in Lesotho, Kingdom of, 1998–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1998200820191998: 82.6k number1999: 82.1k number2000: 81.2k number2001: 79.9k number2002: 78.3k number2003: 76.7k number2004: 75.2k number2005: 74.0k number2006: 73.9k number2007: 74.0k number2008: 74.0k number2009: 72.8k number2010: 71.9k number2011: 71.6k number2012: 71.0k number2013: 70.0k number2014: 68.8k number2015: 68.0k number2016: 69.2k number2017: 70.6k number2018: 71.9k number2019: 72.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in Lesotho, Kingdom of is 72,107 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Lesotho, Kingdom of peaked at 82,586 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 67,974 number, in 2015.

Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 142nd of 199 countries on this measure, 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 82,361 number 82,136 number 82,586 number 2
2000s 76,004 number 72,788 number 81,219 number 10
2010s 70,499 number 67,974 number 72,107 number 10

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  3. 141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 77,088 number compare
  4. 143 Armenia, Republic of 68,241 number compare
  5. 144 Kuwait 66,379 number compare
  6. 145 Latvia 66,188 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Lesotho, Kingdom of was 72,107 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
The highest recorded value was 82,586 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
The lowest recorded value was 67,974 number in 2015.
How does Lesotho, Kingdom of rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho, Kingdom of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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
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Male 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/