School life expectancy, secondary, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 2.64 years in 2017. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Lesotho, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Lesotho stood at 2.64 years. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Lesotho peaked at 2.64 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3638 years, in 1972.
Lesotho ranks 179th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5545 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.3681 years | -33.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3638 years | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5757 years | +58.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5484 years | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5652 years | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6119 years | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6103 years | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6656 years | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7015 years | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7646 years | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7888 years | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8961 years | +13.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9463 years | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9791 years | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 1.01 years | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9201 years | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9466 years | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9586 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9343 years | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.07 years | +14.2% |
| 1992 | 1.08 years | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.12 years | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.22 years | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 1.26 years | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 1.19 years | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 1.33 years | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 1.35 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.33 years | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.43 years | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 1.47 years | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.52 years | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.64 years | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 1.73 years | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.78 years | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.87 years | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.98 years | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 2.14 years | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 2.33 years | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 2.49 years | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 2.61 years | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 2.59 years | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.58 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.63 years | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.53 years | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 2.64 years | +4.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2.64 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.26 years, 62% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2.64 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.05 years, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, male in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +58.2% | 0.3638 years | 0.5757 years |
| 1971 | -33.6% | 0.5545 years | 0.3681 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5404 years | 0.3638 years | 0.6656 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8908 years | 0.7015 years | 1.01 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 years | 0.9343 years | 1.35 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.69 years | 1.33 years | 2.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 years | 2.33 years | 2.64 years | 8 |
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 life expectancy, secondary, male in Lesotho?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Lesotho was 2.64 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.64 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3638 years in 1972.
- How does Lesotho rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Lesotho ranks 179th out of 195 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, male (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.