Lesotho vs South Africa: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Lesotho
0.9577 index
in 2024
South Africa
0.9523 index
in 2023
Lesotho rank
180th
South Africa rank
183rd
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Lesotho
- South Africa
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.9577 index against 0.9523 index in South Africa, a difference of 0.0054 index.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 180th and South Africa ranks 183rd of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.31 index | 1.01 index | 0.2988 index | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.2 index | 1.01 index | 0.185 index | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.1 index | 0.996 index | 0.1009 index | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.9916 index | 0.9801 index | 0.0115 index | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.9653 index | 0.967 index | 0.0017 index | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.9635 index | 0.9512 index | 0.0123 index | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Lesotho or South Africa?
- Lesotho, at 0.9577 index against 0.9523 index in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Lesotho and South Africa?
- 0.0054 index, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and South Africa rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Lesotho ranks 180th and South Africa ranks 183rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.