School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Lesotho
Lesotho: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 1.03 GPIA in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
31st
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.1 GPIA
in 1996
All-time low
1.02 GPIA
in 2006
Years of data
21
1996–2017
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Lesotho, 1996–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.03 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Lesotho peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.02 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Lesotho 31st out of 200 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.1 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9951 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9882 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1324 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Lesotho?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Lesotho was 1.03 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 1996.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Lesotho rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Lesotho ranks 31st out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release