Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho
Lesotho: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9577 index in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9577 index
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
180th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.32 index
in 1972
All-time low
0.9446 index
in 2023
Years of data
54
1970–2024
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho is 0.9577 index, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho peaked at 1.32 index in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.9446 index, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 180th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.31 index | — |
| 1972 | 1.32 index | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.31 index | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.31 index | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.3 index | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.29 index | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.3 index | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.31 index | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.3 index | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.29 index | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 1.26 index | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.24 index | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.22 index | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.2 index | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.19 index | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.19 index | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.21 index | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.2 index | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.18 index | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.17 index | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.17 index | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.14 index | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.12 index | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.09 index | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.08 index | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.07 index | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.08 index | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.05 index | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.05 index | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.02 index | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1 index | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1 index | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9992 index | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.987 index | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9846 index | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9824 index | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9775 index | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9779 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9853 index | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9659 index | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9574 index | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9609 index | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9663 index | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9625 index | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.958 index | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.958 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9564 index | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9607 index | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9691 index | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9768 index | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9636 index | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9446 index | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9577 index | +1.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.9577 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 index, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.9577 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 index, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.31 index | 1.29 index | 1.32 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.22 index | 1.18 index | 1.29 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 index | 1.05 index | 1.17 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9916 index | 0.9775 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9653 index | 0.9564 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9624 index | 0.9446 index | 0.9768 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Lesotho was 0.9577 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 index in 1972.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9446 index in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Lesotho ranks 180th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 Primary school life expectancy, 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 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.