School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Lesotho
Lesotho: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 12.54 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Lesotho, 1970–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Lesotho is 12.54 years, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Lesotho peaked at 12.82 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.27 years, in 1973.
That places Lesotho 108th out of 175 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.46 years | — |
| 1973 | 8.27 years | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 8.75 years | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 8.87 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 9.02 years | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 9.11 years | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 9.42 years | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 9.61 years | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 9.77 years | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 9.67 years | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 9.85 years | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 9.76 years | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 9.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 9.93 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 9.7 years | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 9.51 years | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 9.6 years | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 9.48 years | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 9.14 years | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 9.4 years | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 9.29 years | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 8.89 years | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 9.6 years | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 9.79 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 10.06 years | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 10.6 years | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 11.14 years | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 11.46 years | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 12.82 years | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 12.4 years | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 12.33 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.2 years | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 12.54 years | +2.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 12.54 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.25 years, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 12.54 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.19 years, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.75 years | 8.27 years | 9.11 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 9.73 years | 9.42 years | 9.93 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.33 years | 8.89 years | 9.6 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 10.44 years | 9.6 years | 11.46 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.46 years | 12.2 years | 12.82 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 105 Cape Verde 13 years compare
- 106 San Marino 12.96 years compare
- 107 Botswana 12.59 years compare
- 109 Paraguay 12.53 years compare
- 110 Sao Tome and Principe 12.53 years compare
- 111 Trinidad and Tobago 12.47 years compare
More gender data for Lesotho
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 786.22 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5717 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,291 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 26,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,319 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,717 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Lesotho?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Lesotho was 12.54 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 12.82 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.27 years in 1973.
- How does Lesotho rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Lesotho ranks 108th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.