Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho
Lesotho: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.1 index in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho stood at 1.1 index.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho peaked at 1.37 index in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.07 index, in 2008.
That places Lesotho 15th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.36 index | 1.35 index | 1.37 index | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.31 index | 1.28 index | 1.37 index | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.21 index | 1.15 index | 1.28 index | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.1 index | 1.07 index | 1.14 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 index | 1.08 index | 1.1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 index | 1.1 index | 1.11 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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. average years of schooling 2.66 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 78.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho was 1.1 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 index in 1973.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 index in 2008.
- How does Lesotho rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Lesotho ranks 15th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.