Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lesotho

Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.6954 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.6954 GPIA
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
106th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.8906 GPIA
in 2001
All-time low
0.486 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
35
1973–2016

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lesotho, 1973–2016

00.20.40.60.81973199420161973: 0.662 GPIA1977: 0.727 GPIA1978: 0.513 GPIA1979: 0.529 GPIA1980: 0.498 GPIA1981: 0.486 GPIA1982: 0.515 GPIA1983: 0.51 GPIA1984: 0.575 GPIA1985: 0.557 GPIA1986: 0.574 GPIA1991: 0.583 GPIA1992: 0.638 GPIA1993: 0.69 GPIA1994: 0.683 GPIA1996: 0.714 GPIA1998: 0.717 GPIA1999: 0.697 GPIA2000: 0.843 GPIA2001: 0.891 GPIA2002: 0.87 GPIA2003: 0.815 GPIA2004: 0.793 GPIA2005: 0.745 GPIA2006: 0.715 GPIA2007: 0.737 GPIA2008: 0.722 GPIA2009: 0.638 GPIA2010: 0.593 GPIA2011: 0.569 GPIA2012: 0.591 GPIA2013: 0.602 GPIA2014: 0.623 GPIA2015: 0.651 GPIA2016: 0.695 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lesotho is 0.6954 GPIA, measured in 2016.

The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lesotho peaked at 0.8906 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.486 GPIA, in 1981.

That places Lesotho 106th out of 137 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Lesotho, 1973 to 2016.
Year GPIA Change
1973 0.6622 GPIA
1977 0.7275 GPIA +9.9%
1978 0.5134 GPIA -29.4%
1979 0.5286 GPIA +3.0%
1980 0.4985 GPIA -5.7%
1981 0.486 GPIA -2.5%
1982 0.5151 GPIA +6.0%
1983 0.5099 GPIA -1.0%
1984 0.5754 GPIA +12.8%
1985 0.5575 GPIA -3.1%
1986 0.5735 GPIA +2.9%
1991 0.5832 GPIA +1.7%
1992 0.6378 GPIA +9.4%
1993 0.69 GPIA +8.2%
1994 0.6834 GPIA -1.0%
1996 0.7137 GPIA +4.4%
1998 0.7173 GPIA +0.5%
1999 0.6968 GPIA -2.9%
2000 0.8431 GPIA +21.0%
2001 0.8906 GPIA +5.6%
2002 0.8698 GPIA -2.3%
2003 0.8145 GPIA -6.3%
2004 0.7929 GPIA -2.7%
2005 0.7451 GPIA -6.0%
2006 0.715 GPIA -4.0%
2007 0.737 GPIA +3.1%
2008 0.7218 GPIA -2.1%
2009 0.638 GPIA -11.6%
2010 0.5926 GPIA -7.1%
2011 0.5687 GPIA -4.0%
2012 0.5912 GPIA +4.0%
2013 0.6017 GPIA +1.8%
2014 0.6234 GPIA +3.6%
2015 0.6508 GPIA +4.4%
2016 0.6954 GPIA +6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6079 GPIA 0.5134 GPIA 0.7275 GPIA 4
1980s 0.5308 GPIA 0.486 GPIA 0.5754 GPIA 7
1990s 0.6746 GPIA 0.5832 GPIA 0.7173 GPIA 7
2000s 0.7768 GPIA 0.638 GPIA 0.8906 GPIA 10
2010s 0.6177 GPIA 0.5687 GPIA 0.6954 GPIA 7

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 103 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.7088 GPIA compare
  2. 104 Latvia 0.7077 GPIA compare
  3. 105 Ukraine 0.7037 GPIA compare
  4. 107 Puerto Rico 0.6954 GPIA compare
  5. 108 Mauritius 0.6884 GPIA compare
  6. 109 Croatia 0.6524 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 180 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lesotho?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lesotho was 0.6954 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.8906 GPIA in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.486 GPIA in 1981.
How does Lesotho rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Lesotho ranks 106th out of 137 countries with data for 2016.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 4,096 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/