Lesotho vs WB: Small States: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender

Lesotho
1.03 GPIA
in 2017
WB: Small States
1 GPIA
in 2023
Lesotho rank
31st
WB: Small States rank
28th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time

  • Lesotho
  • WB: Small States
00.250.50.751199620092023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.03 GPIA against 1 GPIA in WB: Small States, a difference of 0.03 GPIA.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 31st and WB: Small States ranks 28th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho WB: Small States Difference Ahead
1990s 1.09 GPIA 0.9666 GPIA 0.1189 GPIA Lesotho
2000s 1.03 GPIA 0.9727 GPIA 0.0584 GPIA Lesotho
2010s 1.03 GPIA 0.9894 GPIA 0.0391 GPIA Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, Lesotho or WB: Small States?
Lesotho, at 1.03 GPIA against 1 GPIA in WB: Small States as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between Lesotho and WB: Small States?
0.03 GPIA, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and WB: Small States?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Lesotho and WB: Small States rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
Lesotho ranks 31st and WB: Small States ranks 28th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release