East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Lesotho: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1 GPI
in 2024
Lesotho
1.05 GPI
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
4th
Lesotho rank
2nd

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.05 GPI against 1 GPI in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 0.05 GPI.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Lesotho ranks 2nd of 40 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 0.9967 GPI 1.16 GPI 0.1625 GPI Lesotho
2010s 1 GPI 1.06 GPI 0.0573 GPI Lesotho
2020s 1 GPI 1.05 GPI 0.05 GPI Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 1.05 GPI against 1 GPI in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lesotho?
0.05 GPI, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lesotho?
8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lesotho rank globally for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Lesotho ranks 2nd of 40 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Lesotho: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/literacy-rate-youth-ages-15-24-gender-parity-index-gpi/east-asia-and-pacific-excluding-high-income/lesotho/

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Indicator
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
136 places, 2,766 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.