School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho
Lesotho: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9577 GPIA in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho stood at 0.9577 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho peaked at 1.32 GPIA in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.9446 GPIA, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 176th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9916 GPIA | 0.9775 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9653 GPIA | 0.9564 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9624 GPIA | 0.9446 GPIA | 0.9768 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- 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 10,388 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.66 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 78.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho was 0.9577 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 GPIA in 1972.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9446 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Lesotho ranks 176th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release