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 23,515 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
23,515 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
138th
of 202 countries
All-time high
27,648 number
in 1994
All-time low
16,053 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k197019952020

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 23,515 number, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Lesotho peaked at 27,648 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 16,053 number, in 1970.

Lesotho ranks 138th of 202 countries on this measure, 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 18,455 number 16,053 number 21,205 number 10
1980s 24,474 number 21,736 number 26,738 number 10
1990s 27,460 number 27,121 number 27,648 number 10
2000s 24,836 number 23,794 number 26,874 number 10
2010s 22,949 number 22,127 number 23,448 number 10
2020s 23,515 number 23,515 number 23,515 number 1

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 135 Uruguay 24,318 number compare
  2. 136 Jamaica 24,201 number compare
  3. 137 Puerto Rico 23,690 number compare
  4. 139 Armenia 22,884 number compare
  5. 140 Croatia 20,960 number compare
  6. 141 Moldova 19,827 number compare

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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 23,515 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 27,648 number in 1994.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 16,053 number in 1970.
How does Lesotho rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Lesotho ranks 138th 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 up 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, male (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, male (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

Male 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/