Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. βΌ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho peaked at 1.37 GPIA in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 2022.
That places Lesotho 44th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.33 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.25 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10,388 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 GPIA in 1970.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Lesotho rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Lesotho ranks 44th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release