How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Seychelles?

8 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Seychelles: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Lesotho

0.9217 GPIA

in 2024

Seychelles

0.9016 GPIA

in 2024

Lesotho rank

100th

Seychelles rank

102nd

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

Lesotho
Seychelles

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.9217 GPIA against 0.9016 GPIA in Seychelles, a difference of 0.0201 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Seychelles ahead.

Lesotho ranks 100th and Seychelles ranks 102nd of 169 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Seychelles	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.4219 GPIA	0.6327 GPIA	0.2108 GPIA	Seychelles
1990s	0.6645 GPIA	0.3824 GPIA	0.2821 GPIA	Lesotho
2000s	0.7571 GPIA	1.03 GPIA	0.2733 GPIA	Seychelles
2020s	0.9159 GPIA	1.29 GPIA	0.3702 GPIA	Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Lesotho or Seychelles?: Lesotho, at 0.9217 GPIA against 0.9016 GPIA in Seychelles as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Lesotho and Seychelles?: 0.0201 GPIA, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Seychelles?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Seychelles rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Lesotho ranks 100th and Seychelles ranks 102nd of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit: GPIA
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 169 places, 2,667 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release