School age population, one year before than official … female than in Lesotho
Lesotho: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 23,368 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Lesotho, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Lesotho is 23,368 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Lesotho peaked at 27,270 number in 1992 and was at its lowest, 16,066 number, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 135th 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.
School age population, one year before than official … female than in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16,066 number | — |
| 1971 | 16,535 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 17,038 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 17,556 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 18,064 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 18,534 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 19,172 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 19,828 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 20,479 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 21,093 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 21,639 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 22,313 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 22,966 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 23,581 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 24,143 number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 24,634 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 25,304 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 25,931 number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 26,459 number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 26,819 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 26,957 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 27,212 number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 27,270 number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 27,205 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 27,121 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 27,107 number | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 27,037 number | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 27,016 number | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 26,981 number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 26,856 number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 26,612 number | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 26,219 number | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 25,672 number | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 25,048 number | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 24,441 number | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 23,915 number | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 23,803 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 23,813 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23,846 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 23,771 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 23,446 number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 23,421 number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 23,258 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 22,976 number | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 22,619 number | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 22,250 number | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 22,410 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 22,697 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 23,027 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 23,292 number | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 23,368 number | +0.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 23,368 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119,305 number, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 23,368 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 183,719 number, 13% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,436 number | 16,066 number | 21,093 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,379 number | 21,639 number | 26,819 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,076 number | 26,856 number | 27,270 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,714 number | 23,771 number | 26,612 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,940 number | 22,250 number | 23,446 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,368 number | 23,368 number | 23,368 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Lesotho?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Lesotho was 23,368 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 27,270 number in 1992.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,066 number in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Lesotho ranks 135th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female 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/