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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.

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.

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

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