Ethiopia vs Lesotho: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity
Ethiopia
1.32 modelled data
in 2025
Lesotho
1.39 modelled data
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
2nd
Lesotho rank
1st
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity over time
- Ethiopia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.39 modelled data against 1.32 modelled data in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.07 modelled data.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Lesotho ranks 1st of 164 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4352 modelled data | 1.32 modelled data | 0.8889 modelled data | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.7161 modelled data | 1.31 modelled data | 0.5963 modelled data | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.7625 modelled data | 1.34 modelled data | 0.5758 modelled data | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.11 modelled data | 1.41 modelled data | 0.2944 modelled data | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.29 modelled data | 1.41 modelled data | 0.119 modelled data | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity, Ethiopia or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 1.39 modelled data against 1.32 modelled data in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity between Ethiopia and Lesotho?
- 0.07 modelled data, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lesotho?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Lesotho rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Lesotho ranks 1st of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release