School life expectancy, primary, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: School life expectancy, primary, female was 8.21 years in 2017. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, female in Lesotho, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 8.21 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Lesotho peaked at 8.99 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.05 years, in 1999.
Lesotho ranks 5th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8 years | 7.4 years | 8.69 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.36 years | 8.16 years | 8.48 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.56 years | 7.05 years | 8.13 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.45 years | 7.78 years | 8.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.22 years | 7.96 years | 8.56 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 2 Namibia 8.7 years compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 8.67 years compare
- 4 Gabon 8.3 years compare
- 7 Rwanda 8 years compare
- 8 Mozambique 7.99 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Lesotho?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Lesotho was 8.21 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8.99 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.05 years in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Lesotho ranks 5th out of 197 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.