School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Lesotho
Lesotho: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.35 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.35 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho peaked at 1.4 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3729 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3729 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.4308 GPIA | +15.5% |
| 1973 | 0.659 GPIA | +53.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6666 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6467 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8615 GPIA | +33.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9596 GPIA | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8664 GPIA | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9533 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9965 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9657 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9598 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.05 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 1.11 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 1.29 GPIA | +16.4% |
| 1988 | 1.36 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 1.35 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.27 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 1.29 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.14 GPIA | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 1.18 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.16 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.12 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.4 GPIA | +24.9% |
| 2000 | 1.4 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.39 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.24 GPIA | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 1.36 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 1.24 GPIA | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 1.21 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.36 GPIA | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 1.35 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.33 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.35 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.39 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.35 GPIA | -2.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.35 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.35 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7817 GPIA, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +53.0% | 0.4308 GPIA | 0.659 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6829 GPIA | 0.3729 GPIA | 0.9596 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.11 GPIA | 0.9533 GPIA | 1.36 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.4 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.4 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.35 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 1.39 GPIA | 6 |
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho was 1.35 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3729 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Lesotho ranks 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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, 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