Lesotho vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index

Lesotho
1.15 GPIA
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
1 GPIA
in 2024
Lesotho rank
1st
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
3rd

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index over time

  • Lesotho
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
00.511.5197419992024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.15 GPIA against 1 GPIA in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.15 GPIA.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 1st and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 3rd of 87 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2000s 1.22 GPIA 0.98 GPIA 0.24 GPIA Lesotho
2010s 1.1 GPIA 1 GPIA 0.1014 GPIA Lesotho
2020s 1.15 GPIA 1 GPIA 0.15 GPIA Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index, Lesotho or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
Lesotho, at 1.15 GPIA against 1 GPIA in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index between Lesotho and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
0.15 GPIA, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
Lesotho ranks 1st and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 3rd of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
290 places, 9,561 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release