Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender parity in Lesotho
Lesotho: Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender parity was 1.18 GPIA in 2024. βΌ Falling
Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender parity in Lesotho, 2005β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.18 GPIA for completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender parity in Lesotho peaked at 1.48 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.18 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.46 GPIA | 1.44 GPIA | 1.48 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.36 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 1.39 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1 |
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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)
- 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, rural, adjusted gender parity in Lesotho?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender parity in Lesotho was 1.18 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender parity recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender parity recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender parity?
- Lesotho ranks 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release