Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 68.25 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Lesotho, 1820–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 68.25 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Lesotho peaked at 87.87 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1820.
That places Lesotho 174th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1825 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0 | — |
| 1835 | 0.01 | — |
| 1840 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1845 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1850 | 0.05 | +66.7% |
| 1855 | 0.08 | +60.0% |
| 1860 | 0.13 | +62.5% |
| 1865 | 0.2 | +53.8% |
| 1870 | 0.31 | +55.0% |
| 1875 | 0.48 | +54.8% |
| 1880 | 0.72 | +50.0% |
| 1885 | 1.09 | +51.4% |
| 1890 | 1.62 | +48.6% |
| 1895 | 2.4 | +48.1% |
| 1900 | 3.52 | +46.7% |
| 1905 | 5.12 | +45.5% |
| 1910 | 7.37 | +43.9% |
| 1915 | 10.46 | +41.9% |
| 1920 | 14.6 | +39.6% |
| 1925 | 19.99 | +36.9% |
| 1930 | 26.7 | +33.6% |
| 1935 | 39.42 | +47.6% |
| 1940 | 52.14 | +32.3% |
| 1945 | 64.86 | +24.4% |
| 1950 | 77.58 | +19.6% |
| 1955 | 79.17 | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 75.89 | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 84 | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 74.89 | -10.8% |
| 1971 | 72.65 | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 70.41 | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 70.31 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 79.55 | +13.1% |
| 1975 | 79 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 80.7 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 82.67 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 74.91 | -9.4% |
| 1979 | 76.55 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 75.73 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 74.75 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 78.26 | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 76.4 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 76.19 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 77.09 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 75.51 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 79.58 | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 79.35 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 77.25 | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 74.86 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 75.36 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 74.42 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 70.91 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 70.39 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 67.7 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 67.63 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 63.83 | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 60.02 | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 57.1 | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 77.23 | +35.3% |
| 2001 | 79.66 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 82.2 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 84.59 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 83.94 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 85.37 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 87.87 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 85.48 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 86.51 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 86.13 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 86.33 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.28 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.52 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 86.96 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 85.44 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 84.52 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 85.06 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 86.1 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 81.05 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 80.24 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 76.38 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 70.37 | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 71.03 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 69.74 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 68.25 | -2.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 68.25 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.55, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 68.25 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.36, 79% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1840 | +100.0% | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1850 | +66.7% | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1860 | +62.5% | 0.08 | 0.13 |
| 1855 | +60.0% | 0.05 | 0.08 |
| 1870 | +55.0% | 0.2 | 0.31 |
| 1875 | +54.8% | 0.31 | 0.48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1830s | 0.005 | 0 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1850s | 0.065 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.165 | 0.13 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 1870s | 0.395 | 0.31 | 0.48 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.905 | 0.72 | 1.09 | 2 |
| 1890s | 2.01 | 1.62 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 1900s | 4.32 | 3.52 | 5.12 | 2 |
| 1910s | 8.92 | 7.37 | 10.46 | 2 |
| 1920s | 17.29 | 14.6 | 19.99 | 2 |
| 1930s | 33.06 | 26.7 | 39.42 | 2 |
| 1940s | 58.5 | 52.14 | 64.86 | 2 |
| 1950s | 78.38 | 77.58 | 79.17 | 2 |
| 1960s | 79.94 | 75.89 | 84 | 2 |
| 1970s | 76.16 | 70.31 | 82.67 | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.01 | 74.75 | 79.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.22 | 57.1 | 75.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.9 | 77.23 | 87.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.85 | 80.24 | 86.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.15 | 68.25 | 76.38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 171 Chad 69.44 compare
- 172 Solomon Islands 69.2 compare
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 68.33 compare
- 175 Burkina Faso 66.29 compare
- 176 Yemen 65.1 compare
- 177 Angola 63.07 compare
More education data for Lesotho
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 67.83 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,672 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 30,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,924 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,698 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 136,497 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 309,480 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8093 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Lesotho?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Lesotho was 68.25 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 87.87 in 2006.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1820.
- How does Lesotho rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Lesotho ranks 174th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.