Lesotho vs WB: Africa Western and Central: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index

Lesotho
0.9577 GPIA
in 2024
WB: Africa Western and Central
0.9696 GPIA
in 2024
Lesotho rank
180th
WB: Africa Western and Central rank
179th

School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index over time

  • Lesotho
  • WB: Africa Western and Central
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How they compare

WB: Africa Western and Central currently reports 0.9696 GPIA against 0.9577 GPIA in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0119 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 180th and WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 179th of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and WB: Africa Western and Central in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho WB: Africa Western and Central Difference Ahead
1970s 1.31 GPIA 0.669 GPIA 0.6388 GPIA Lesotho
1980s 1.22 GPIA 0.7472 GPIA 0.4719 GPIA Lesotho
1990s 1.1 GPIA 0.7744 GPIA 0.326 GPIA Lesotho
2000s 0.9916 GPIA 0.8381 GPIA 0.1535 GPIA Lesotho
2010s 0.9653 GPIA 0.9353 GPIA 0.03 GPIA Lesotho
2020s 0.9624 GPIA 0.9667 GPIA 0.0044 GPIA WB: Africa Western and Central

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index, Lesotho or WB: Africa Western and Central?
WB: Africa Western and Central, at 0.9696 GPIA against 0.9577 GPIA in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index between Lesotho and WB: Africa Western and Central?
0.0119 GPIA, with WB: Africa Western and Central ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and WB: Africa Western and Central?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and WB: Africa Western and Central rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
Lesotho ranks 180th and WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 179th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, 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
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,324 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release