School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Lesotho
Lesotho: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2017. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Lesotho, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Lesotho stood at 1.04 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Lesotho peaked at 1.44 GPI in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPI, in 2004.
Lesotho ranks 23rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.44 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 1.44 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.4 GPI | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.41 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.4 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.41 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.42 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.42 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.4 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.36 GPI | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.32 GPI | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 1.29 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.26 GPI | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 1.24 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.23 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.24 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.23 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.22 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.22 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.2 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.19 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.17 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.16 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.13 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.14 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.11 GPI | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.09 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.05 GPI | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPI | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.42 GPI | 1.4 GPI | 1.44 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.28 GPI | 1.22 GPI | 1.4 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 1.22 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Lesotho?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Lesotho was 1.04 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 GPI in 1970.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2004.
- How does Lesotho rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Lesotho ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.