Lesotho - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Lesotho was 7,408 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 172,828 in 1999 and a minimum value of 7,408 in 2017.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 82,106
1971 91,613
1972 92,420
1973 94,081
1974 79,829
1976 83,492
1977 84,642
1978 103,548
1979 104,523
1980 107,506
1981 110,774
1982 103,571
1983 108,607
1984 109,529
1985 106,106
1986 109,933
1987 109,301
1988 109,665
1989 115,695
1990 122,867
1991 120,866
1992 122,716
1993 133,219
1994 131,258
1995 135,855
1996 136,079
1998 162,947
1999 172,828
2000 95,107
2001 86,658
2002 75,130
2003 63,593
2004 60,828
2005 52,917
2006 44,134
2007 48,465
2008 42,491
2009 40,156
2010 33,563
2011 33,121
2012 32,551
2013 29,491
2014 28,626
2015 23,616
2016 16,355
2017 7,408

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Lesotho was 3,109 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 80,023 in 1999 and a minimum value of 3,109 in 2017.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 28,506
1972 34,049
1973 35,234
1974 26,686
1976 27,861
1977 27,673
1978 38,301
1979 37,903
1980 39,971
1981 42,171
1982 38,255
1983 40,949
1984 41,195
1985 39,532
1986 42,211
1987 41,995
1988 42,593
1989 45,830
1990 49,137
1991 48,402
1992 49,637
1993 55,253
1994 54,977
1995 59,220
1996 58,189
1998 73,738
1999 80,023
2000 42,140
2001 38,186
2002 33,089
2003 27,460
2004 26,719
2005 22,969
2006 18,968
2007 22,061
2008 18,909
2009 17,451
2010 15,100
2011 15,380
2012 14,832
2013 12,897
2014 12,767
2015 10,829
2016 7,097
2017 3,109

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Lesotho was 5.98 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 42.32 in 1999, while its lowest value was 2.04 in 2017.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 28.31
1972 32.36
1973 32.65
1974 24.09
1976 23.79
1977 22.90
1978 30.70
1979 29.43
1980 30.11
1981 30.77
1982 27.05
1983 28.07
1984 27.43
1985 25.62
1986 26.54
1987 25.61
1988 25.26
1989 26.54
1990 27.93
1991 26.95
1992 27.21
1993 29.93
1994 29.50
1995 31.51
1996 30.87
1998 38.89
1999 42.32
2000 22.50
2001 20.72
2002 18.36
2003 15.65
2004 15.66
2005 13.84
2006 11.67
2007 13.78
2008 11.93
2009 11.09
2010 9.66
2011 9.80
2012 9.41
2013 8.17
2014 8.11
2015 6.96
2016 4.61
2017 2.04
2018 5.98

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Lesotho was 4,299 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92,805 in 1999 and a minimum value of 4,299 in 2017.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 53,600
1972 58,371
1973 58,847
1974 53,143
1976 55,631
1977 56,969
1978 65,247
1979 66,620
1980 67,535
1981 68,603
1982 65,316
1983 67,658
1984 68,334
1985 66,574
1986 67,722
1987 67,306
1988 67,072
1989 69,865
1990 73,730
1991 72,464
1992 73,079
1993 77,966
1994 76,281
1995 76,635
1996 77,890
1998 89,209
1999 92,805
2000 52,967
2001 48,472
2002 42,041
2003 36,133
2004 34,109
2005 29,948
2006 25,166
2007 26,404
2008 23,582
2009 22,705
2010 18,463
2011 17,741
2012 17,719
2013 16,594
2014 15,859
2015 12,787
2016 9,258
2017 4,299

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Lesotho was 7.67 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 55.99 in 1972, while its lowest value was 2.84 in 2017.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 53.64
1972 55.99
1973 55.04
1974 48.36
1976 47.84
1977 47.45
1978 52.53
1979 51.88
1980 51.01
1981 50.14
1982 46.17
1983 46.32
1984 45.40
1985 43.05
1986 42.72
1987 41.43
1988 40.25
1989 40.82
1990 41.89
1991 40.51
1992 40.10
1993 42.03
1994 40.63
1995 40.69
1996 40.86
1998 46.54
1999 48.68
2000 28.08
2001 26.22
2002 23.29
2003 20.56
2004 19.94
2005 18.00
2006 15.46
2007 16.50
2008 14.92
2009 14.50
2010 11.89
2011 11.36
2012 11.28
2013 10.55
2014 10.13
2015 8.28
2016 6.06
2017 2.84
2018 7.67

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Lesotho was 6.82 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 45.51 in 1999, while its lowest value was 2.43 in 2017.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 40.93
1971 44.75
1972 44.12
1973 43.79
1974 36.17
1976 35.77
1977 35.13
1978 41.59
1979 40.64
1980 40.55
1981 40.45
1982 36.61
1983 37.20
1984 36.42
1985 34.35
1986 34.62
1987 33.48
1988 32.71
1989 33.65
1990 34.91
1991 33.72
1992 33.65
1993 36.00
1994 35.08
1995 36.10
1996 35.90
1998 42.73
1999 45.51
2000 25.30
2001 23.47
2002 20.83
2003 18.10
2004 17.80
2005 15.92
2006 13.57
2007 15.14
2008 13.42
2009 12.79
2010 10.77
2011 10.58
2012 10.34
2013 9.36
2014 9.12
2015 7.62
2016 5.34
2017 2.43
2018 6.82

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation