School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Lesotho
Lesotho: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.07 GPI in 2017. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Lesotho, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Lesotho stood at 1.07 GPI.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Lesotho peaked at 1.44 GPI in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPI, in 2005.
That places Lesotho 46th out of 175 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.44 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 1.39 GPI | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.41 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.41 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.42 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.41 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.36 GPI | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 1.31 GPI | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 1.29 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.25 GPI | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 1.24 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.23 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.24 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.23 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.22 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.22 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.21 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.19 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.17 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.16 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.13 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.09 GPI | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPI | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPI | +0.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.07 GPI is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9957 GPI, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.07 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9378 GPI, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.41 GPI | 1.39 GPI | 1.44 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.26 GPI | 1.22 GPI | 1.36 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.17 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 1.22 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 68.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 67.83 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Lesotho?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Lesotho was 1.07 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 GPI in 1970.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Lesotho ranks 46th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 to tertiary, 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.