Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 1.43 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Lesotho, 1996–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.43 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in 2017.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Lesotho peaked at 1.45 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.13 GPI, in 2001.
That places Lesotho 3rd out of 182 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.31 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 1.29 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.23 GPI | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 1.17 GPI | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.13 GPI | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.15 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.19 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.19 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.16 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.19 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.17 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.26 GPI | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.35 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.4 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.45 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4 GPI | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.4 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.34 GPI | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.35 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.43 GPI | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 GPI | 1.23 GPI | 1.31 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.19 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 1.3 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 GPI | 1.34 GPI | 1.45 GPI | 8 |
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More education data for Lesotho
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth -0.0496 % change on previous year (2018)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Lesotho?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Lesotho was 1.43 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 GPI in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 GPI in 2001.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- Lesotho ranks 3rd out of 182 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary. 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.