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GOAL 5: Gender Equality in Lesotho

Lesotho: GOAL 5: Gender Equality was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.5 5 year moving average
Change on year
down 25.0%
World rank
81st
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.8 5 year moving average
in 2021
All-time low
0.167 5 year moving average
in 2005
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 5: Gender Equality in Lesotho, 2004–2023

0.20.40.60.82004201320232004: 0.25 5 year moving average2005: 0.167 5 year moving average2006: 0.286 5 year moving average2007: 0.286 5 year moving average2008: 0.286 5 year moving average2009: 0.429 5 year moving average2010: 0.429 5 year moving average2011: 0.429 5 year moving average2012: 0.429 5 year moving average2013: 0.25 5 year moving average2014: 0.25 5 year moving average2015: 0.25 5 year moving average2016: 0.25 5 year moving average2017: 0.25 5 year moving average2018: 0.375 5 year moving average2019: 0.25 5 year moving average2020: 0.5 5 year moving average2021: 0.8 5 year moving average2022: 0.667 5 year moving average2023: 0.5 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 0.5 5 year moving average for goal 5: gender equality in 2023.

That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 5: gender equality in Lesotho peaked at 0.8 5 year moving average in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.167 5 year moving average, in 2005.

Lesotho ranks 81st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

GOAL 5: Gender Equality in Lesotho, year by year

Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0.25 5 year moving average —
2005 0.167 5 year moving average -33.2%
2006 0.286 5 year moving average +71.3%
2007 0.286 5 year moving average +0.0%
2008 0.286 5 year moving average +0.0%
2009 0.429 5 year moving average +50.0%
2010 0.429 5 year moving average +0.0%
2011 0.429 5 year moving average +0.0%
2012 0.429 5 year moving average +0.0%
2013 0.25 5 year moving average -41.7%
2014 0.25 5 year moving average +0.0%
2015 0.25 5 year moving average +0.0%
2016 0.25 5 year moving average +0.0%
2017 0.25 5 year moving average +0.0%
2018 0.375 5 year moving average +50.0%
2019 0.25 5 year moving average -33.3%
2020 0.5 5 year moving average +100.0%
2021 0.8 5 year moving average +60.0%
2022 0.667 5 year moving average -16.6%
2023 0.5 5 year moving average -25.0%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 0.5 5 year moving average is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5 5 year moving average, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 0.5 5 year moving average is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5 5 year moving average, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.284 5 year moving average 0.167 5 year moving average 0.429 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.3162 5 year moving average 0.25 5 year moving average 0.429 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.6168 5 year moving average 0.5 5 year moving average 0.8 5 year moving average 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 5: gender equality in Lesotho?
Goal 5: gender equality in Lesotho was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 5: gender equality recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.8 5 year moving average in 2021.
What is the lowest goal 5: gender equality recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.167 5 year moving average in 2005.
How does Lesotho rank for goal 5: gender equality?
Lesotho ranks 81st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 5: gender equality rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 5: Gender Equality (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GOAL 5: Gender Equality (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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