Lesotho vs South Asia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

Lesotho
1.04 GPI
in 2017
South Asia
0.9928 GPI
in 2019
Lesotho rank
23rd
South Asia rank
22nd

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index over time

  • Lesotho
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.04 GPI against 0.9928 GPI in South Asia, a difference of 0.0472 GPI.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 23rd and South Asia ranks 22nd of 193 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.42 GPI 0.5646 GPI 0.8539 GPI Lesotho
1980s 1.28 GPI 0.6239 GPI 0.6541 GPI Lesotho
1990s 1.16 GPI 0.7364 GPI 0.4211 GPI Lesotho
2000s 1.04 GPI 0.8915 GPI 0.1474 GPI Lesotho
2010s 1.05 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0358 GPI Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Lesotho or South Asia?
Lesotho, at 1.04 GPI against 0.9928 GPI in South Asia as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Lesotho and South Asia?
0.0472 GPI, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Asia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Lesotho and South Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Lesotho ranks 23rd and South Asia ranks 22nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). 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 secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.