School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Lesotho
Lesotho: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 0.8687 GPIA in 2014. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Lesotho, 1998–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Lesotho is 0.8687 GPIA, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Lesotho peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.4936 GPIA, in 1998.
Lesotho ranks 64th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4936 GPIA | 0.4936 GPIA | 0.4936 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9754 GPIA | 0.7224 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9333 GPIA | 0.8687 GPIA | 0.9979 GPIA | 2 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 80.18 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Lesotho?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Lesotho was 0.8687 GPIA in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4936 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Lesotho ranks 64th out of 123 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release