Egypt vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted
Egypt
0.9801 GPIA
in 2024
Lesotho
0.9743 GPIA
in 2024
Egypt rank
87th
Lesotho rank
88th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted over time
- Egypt
- Lesotho
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.9801 GPIA against 0.9743 GPIA in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0058 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 87th and Lesotho ranks 88th of 180 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.56 GPIA | 0.5342 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1.37 GPIA | 0.8037 GPIA | 0.5691 GPIA | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1.13 GPIA | 0.7807 GPIA | 0.345 GPIA | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.8455 GPIA | 0.1937 GPIA | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.9527 GPIA | 0.9618 GPIA | 0.0092 GPIA | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted, Egypt or Lesotho?
- Egypt, at 0.9801 GPIA against 0.9743 GPIA in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted between Egypt and Lesotho?
- 0.0058 GPIA, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lesotho?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Egypt ranks 87th and Lesotho ranks 88th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release