Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Lesotho
Lesotho: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 2.1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2.1
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
124th
of 138 countries
All-time high
2.19
in 2010
All-time low
2.1
in 2025
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Lesotho, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 2.1 for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Lesotho peaked at 2.19 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.1, in 2025.
That places Lesotho 124th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.19 | — |
| 2011 | 2.18 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.18 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.17 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.16 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.16 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.15 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.14 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.14 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.14 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.13 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.12 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.12 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.11 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 2.11 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 2.1 | -0.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2.1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.27, 93% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2.1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.15, 98% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.16 | 2.14 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 | 2.1 | 2.13 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0557 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Lesotho?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Lesotho was 2.1 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 in 2025.
- How does Lesotho rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Lesotho ranks 124th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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