Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Lesotho

Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 0.7072 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7072 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
108th
of 136 countries
All-time high
0.8407 GPIA
in 2001
All-time low
0.5532 GPIA
in 1979
Years of data
35
1973–2016

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Lesotho, 1973–2016

00.20.40.60.81973199420161973: 0.619 GPIA1977: 0.589 GPIA1978: 0.559 GPIA1979: 0.553 GPIA1980: 0.557 GPIA1981: 0.569 GPIA1982: 0.56 GPIA1983: 0.572 GPIA1984: 0.594 GPIA1985: 0.581 GPIA1986: 0.603 GPIA1991: 0.633 GPIA1992: 0.663 GPIA1993: 0.704 GPIA1994: 0.709 GPIA1996: 0.739 GPIA1998: 0.791 GPIA1999: 0.809 GPIA2000: 0.824 GPIA2001: 0.841 GPIA2002: 0.831 GPIA2003: 0.789 GPIA2004: 0.789 GPIA2005: 0.757 GPIA2006: 0.734 GPIA2007: 0.782 GPIA2008: 0.756 GPIA2009: 0.694 GPIA2010: 0.687 GPIA2011: 0.697 GPIA2012: 0.696 GPIA2013: 0.671 GPIA2014: 0.687 GPIA2015: 0.706 GPIA2016: 0.707 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 0.7072 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2016.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Lesotho peaked at 0.8407 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5532 GPIA, in 1979.

That places Lesotho 108th out of 136 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Lesotho, 1973 to 2016.
Year GPIA Change
1973 0.6193 GPIA
1977 0.5891 GPIA -4.9%
1978 0.5585 GPIA -5.2%
1979 0.5532 GPIA -0.9%
1980 0.5566 GPIA +0.6%
1981 0.5687 GPIA +2.2%
1982 0.5603 GPIA -1.5%
1983 0.5719 GPIA +2.1%
1984 0.5936 GPIA +3.8%
1985 0.5812 GPIA -2.1%
1986 0.6033 GPIA +3.8%
1991 0.6331 GPIA +5.0%
1992 0.6626 GPIA +4.6%
1993 0.7035 GPIA +6.2%
1994 0.7091 GPIA +0.8%
1996 0.7391 GPIA +4.2%
1998 0.7909 GPIA +7.0%
1999 0.8086 GPIA +2.2%
2000 0.8244 GPIA +2.0%
2001 0.8407 GPIA +2.0%
2002 0.8308 GPIA -1.2%
2003 0.7891 GPIA -5.0%
2004 0.7891 GPIA +0.0%
2005 0.757 GPIA -4.1%
2006 0.7336 GPIA -3.1%
2007 0.7818 GPIA +6.6%
2008 0.7561 GPIA -3.3%
2009 0.6936 GPIA -8.3%
2010 0.6866 GPIA -1.0%
2011 0.6967 GPIA +1.5%
2012 0.6962 GPIA -0.1%
2013 0.6707 GPIA -3.7%
2014 0.6872 GPIA +2.5%
2015 0.7057 GPIA +2.7%
2016 0.7072 GPIA +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.58 GPIA 0.5532 GPIA 0.6193 GPIA 4
1980s 0.5765 GPIA 0.5566 GPIA 0.6033 GPIA 7
1990s 0.721 GPIA 0.6331 GPIA 0.8086 GPIA 7
2000s 0.7796 GPIA 0.6936 GPIA 0.8407 GPIA 10
2010s 0.6929 GPIA 0.6707 GPIA 0.7072 GPIA 7

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 105 Suriname 0.7155 GPIA compare
  2. 106 Brunei Darussalam 0.7118 GPIA compare
  3. 107 Ecuador 0.7112 GPIA compare
  4. 109 Timor-Leste 0.7015 GPIA compare
  5. 110 Malta 0.6869 GPIA compare
  6. 111 Costa Rica 0.6848 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Lesotho?
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Lesotho was 0.7072 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.8407 GPIA in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5532 GPIA in 1979.
How does Lesotho rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
Lesotho ranks 108th out of 136 countries with data for 2016.
Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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
179 places, 4,061 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/