Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity was 0.9724 GPIA in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho is 0.9724 GPIA, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9475 GPIA, in 2012.
That places Lesotho 176th out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9992 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9999 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9475 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.988 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9947 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9724 GPIA | -2.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.9724 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 95% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.9724 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 GPIA, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9889 GPIA | 0.9475 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 8 |
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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lesotho was 0.9724 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9475 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Lesotho ranks 176th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release