Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity was 0.9999 GPIA in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
0.9999 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
182nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2004
All-time low
0.9763 GPIA
in 2011
Years of data
20
1998–2017
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho is 0.9999 GPIA, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho peaked at 1 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9763 GPIA, in 2011.
That places Lesotho 182nd out of 197 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9878 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.9833 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9803 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9869 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9915 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9907 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9905 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9905 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9852 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9854 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9863 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9772 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9763 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9874 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.997 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9999 GPIA | -0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.9999 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 100% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.9999 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 GPIA, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9855 GPIA | 0.9833 GPIA | 0.9878 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9888 GPIA | 0.9803 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9922 GPIA | 0.9763 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 183 Puerto Rico 0.9997 GPIA compare
- 184 United Kingdom 0.9991 GPIA compare
- 185 Brazil 0.9989 GPIA compare
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 share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho was 0.9999 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9763 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Lesotho ranks 182nd out of 197 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release