Lesotho vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

Lesotho
0.7218 GPIA
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
0.6174 GPIA
in 2024
Lesotho rank
110th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
113th

Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • Lesotho
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
0.40.60.81199820112024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.7218 GPIA against 0.6174 GPIA in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.1044 GPIA.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 110th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 113th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.8208 GPIA 0.5515 GPIA 0.2693 GPIA Lesotho
2010s 0.7601 GPIA 0.5514 GPIA 0.2087 GPIA Lesotho
2020s 0.7126 GPIA 0.491 GPIA 0.2216 GPIA Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Lesotho or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
Lesotho, at 0.7218 GPIA against 0.6174 GPIA in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Lesotho and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
0.1044 GPIA, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Lesotho ranks 110th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 113th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, 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
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 6,566 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release