Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth in Lesotho
Lesotho: Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth was 1.17 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth in Lesotho, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth in Lesotho stood at 1.17. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth in Lesotho peaked at 1.46 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.17, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 3rd out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.33 | — |
| 2009 | 1.3 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.46 | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 1.39 | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 1.17 | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 | 1.3 | 1.33 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.43 | 1.39 | 1.46 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 1 Suriname 1.28 compare
- 2 Gambia 1.2 compare
- 4 Haiti 1.17 compare
- 5 Bangladesh 1.14 compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 1.13 compare
More education data for Lesotho
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10,388 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 80.18 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth in Lesotho?
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth in Lesotho was 1.17 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth?
- Lesotho ranks 3rd out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth quintile and education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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