Inequality in education in Lesotho
Lesotho: Inequality in education was 0.1956 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Lesotho, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality in education in Lesotho is 0.1956, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Lesotho peaked at 0.243 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1956, in 2018.
That places Lesotho 69th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.224 | 0.1956 | 0.243 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1956 | 0.1956 | 0.1956 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 10,388 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.66 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 78.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Lesotho?
- Inequality in education in Lesotho was 0.1956 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.243 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1956 in 2018.
- How does Lesotho rank for inequality in education?
- Lesotho ranks 69th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.