School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Lesotho

Lesotho: School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi was 0.9577 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.9577
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
176th
of 209 countries
All-time high
1.32
in 1972
All-time low
0.9446
in 2023
Years of data
54
1970–2024

School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Lesotho, 1970–2024

00.511.5197019972024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Lesotho is 0.9577, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Lesotho peaked at 1.32 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.9446, in 2023.

Lesotho ranks 176th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.31 1.29 1.32 9
1980s 1.22 1.18 1.29 10
1990s 1.1 1.05 1.17 10
2000s 0.9916 0.9775 1.02 10
2010s 0.9653 0.9564 1.01 10
2020s 0.9624 0.9446 0.9768 5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 173 Cambodia 0.9589 compare
  2. 174 Kiribati 0.9585 compare
  3. 175 Suriname 0.958 compare
  4. 177 Iraq 0.9544 compare
  5. 178 Libya 0.9528 compare
  6. 179 South Africa 0.9523 compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

More health data for Lesotho

All data for Lesotho →

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Lesotho?
School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Lesotho was 0.9577 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 1.32 in 1972.
What is the lowest school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9446 in 2023.
How does Lesotho rank for school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi?
Lesotho ranks 176th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
Is school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi 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 Our World in Data, published as part of School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Lesotho. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/school-life-expectancy-primary-gender-parity-index-gpi-2/lesotho/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/school-life-expectancy-primary-gender-parity-index-gpi-2/lesotho/">School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Lesotho</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 7,393 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed