School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Lesotho

Lesotho: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 46,883 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
46,883 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
137th
of 202 countries
All-time high
54,849 number
in 1993
All-time low
32,119 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Lesotho, 1970–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Lesotho is 46,883 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Lesotho peaked at 54,849 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 32,119 number, in 1970.

That places Lesotho 137th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 36,892 number 32,119 number 42,298 number 10
1980s 48,853 number 43,375 number 53,557 number 10
1990s 54,536 number 54,043 number 54,849 number 10
2000s 49,550 number 47,565 number 53,486 number 10
2010s 45,888 number 44,377 number 46,894 number 10
2020s 46,883 number 46,883 number 46,883 number 1

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 134 Botswana 54,555 number compare
  2. 135 Uruguay 47,657 number compare
  3. 136 Jamaica 47,347 number compare
  4. 138 Puerto Rico 46,018 number compare
  5. 139 Armenia 43,101 number compare
  6. 140 Croatia 40,594 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Lesotho?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Lesotho was 46,883 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 54,849 number in 1993.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 32,119 number in 1970.
How does Lesotho rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Lesotho ranks 137th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/