Lesotho - Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Lesotho was 367,931 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 429,720 in 2003 and a minimum value of 171,454 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

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

See also:

Year Value
1970 175,420
1971 171,454
1972 176,404
1973 187,459
1974 218,038
1975 221,922
1976 222,004
1977 226,019
1978 228,523
1979 235,604
1980 244,838
1981 259,046
1982 277,945
1983 289,590
1984 297,484
1985 314,003
1986 319,128
1987 331,857
1988 345,524
1989 348,818
1990 351,632
1991 361,144
1992 362,657
1993 354,275
1994 366,935
1995 378,011
1996 374,628
1997 368,895
1998 369,535
1999 364,951
2000 410,745
2001 415,007
2002 418,668
2003 429,720
2004 427,009
2005 422,278
2006 424,855
2007 400,943
2008 396,041
2009 389,424
2010 388,681
2011 385,437
2012 381,690
2013 369,469
2014 366,048
2015 361,637
2016 360,756
2017 367,931

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Enrollment includes Individuals officially registered in a given educational programme, or stage or module thereof, regardless of age. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation