Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho, Kingdom of
Lesotho, Kingdom of: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.24 modelled data in 2025. βΌ Falling
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho, Kingdom of, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Lesotho, Kingdom of recorded 1.24 modelled data for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho, Kingdom of peaked at 1.45 modelled data in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1.24 modelled data, in 2025.
That places Lesotho, Kingdom of 7th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.43 modelled data | 1.41 modelled data | 1.45 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.36 modelled data | 1.33 modelled data | 1.4 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 modelled data | 1.33 modelled data | 1.35 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 modelled data | 1.28 modelled data | 1.34 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 modelled data | 1.24 modelled data | 1.28 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho, Kingdom of
- 4 Malawi 1.29 modelled data compare
- 5 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 1.28 modelled data compare
- 6 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 1.27 modelled data compare
- 8 Senegal 1.19 modelled data compare
- 9 Madagascar, Republic of 1.19 modelled data compare
- 10 Guinea-Bissau 1.18 modelled data compare
More education data for Lesotho, Kingdom of
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho, Kingdom of was 1.24 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 modelled data in 1981.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Lesotho, Kingdom of rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 7th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho, Kingdom of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release