Lesotho vs WB: North America: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education
Lesotho
1.54 GPIA
in 2012
WB: North America
1.13 GPIA
in 2023
Lesotho rank
1st
WB: North America rank
2nd
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education over time
- Lesotho
- WB: North America
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.54 GPIA against 1.13 GPIA in WB: North America, a difference of 0.41 GPIA.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times WB: North America's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 1st and WB: North America ranks 2nd of 153 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and WB: North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | WB: North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.29 GPIA | 0 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.42 GPIA | 0 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.33 GPIA | 0.5088 GPIA | 0.8198 GPIA | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.968 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 0.1202 GPIA | WB: North America |
| 2010s | 1.6 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 0.4929 GPIA | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, Lesotho or WB: North America?
- Lesotho, at 1.54 GPIA against 1.13 GPIA in WB: North America as of 2012.
- What is the difference in proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education between Lesotho and WB: North America?
- 0.41 GPIA, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and WB: North America?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2012.
- How do Lesotho and WB: North America rank globally for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and WB: North America ranks 2nd of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release