Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Lesotho

Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.7181 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.7181 GPIA
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
124th
of 165 countries
All-time high
0.8693 GPIA
in 1999
All-time low
0.4826 GPIA
in 1977
Years of data
45
1970–2017

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Lesotho, 1970–2017

00.20.40.60.81970199320171970: 0.528 GPIA1972: 0.578 GPIA1973: 0.593 GPIA1974: 0.498 GPIA1976: 0.497 GPIA1977: 0.483 GPIA1978: 0.584 GPIA1979: 0.567 GPIA1980: 0.59 GPIA1981: 0.614 GPIA1982: 0.586 GPIA1983: 0.606 GPIA1984: 0.604 GPIA1985: 0.595 GPIA1986: 0.621 GPIA1987: 0.618 GPIA1988: 0.628 GPIA1989: 0.65 GPIA1990: 0.667 GPIA1991: 0.665 GPIA1992: 0.679 GPIA1993: 0.712 GPIA1994: 0.726 GPIA1995: 0.774 GPIA1996: 0.756 GPIA1998: 0.836 GPIA1999: 0.869 GPIA2000: 0.801 GPIA2001: 0.79 GPIA2002: 0.788 GPIA2003: 0.761 GPIA2004: 0.785 GPIA2005: 0.769 GPIA2006: 0.755 GPIA2007: 0.835 GPIA2008: 0.8 GPIA2009: 0.765 GPIA2010: 0.813 GPIA2011: 0.863 GPIA2012: 0.834 GPIA2013: 0.775 GPIA2014: 0.801 GPIA2015: 0.84 GPIA2016: 0.761 GPIA2017: 0.718 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 0.7181 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2017.

That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Lesotho peaked at 0.8693 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.4826 GPIA, in 1977.

That places Lesotho 124th out of 165 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Lesotho, 1970 to 2017.
Year GPIA Change
1970 0.5278 GPIA
1972 0.5779 GPIA +9.5%
1973 0.5931 GPIA +2.6%
1974 0.498 GPIA -16.0%
1976 0.4972 GPIA -0.2%
1977 0.4826 GPIA -2.9%
1978 0.5844 GPIA +21.1%
1979 0.5673 GPIA -2.9%
1980 0.5902 GPIA +4.0%
1981 0.6138 GPIA +4.0%
1982 0.5857 GPIA -4.6%
1983 0.6061 GPIA +3.5%
1984 0.6042 GPIA -0.3%
1985 0.5951 GPIA -1.5%
1986 0.6211 GPIA +4.4%
1987 0.6183 GPIA -0.4%
1988 0.6276 GPIA +1.5%
1989 0.6501 GPIA +3.6%
1990 0.6669 GPIA +2.6%
1991 0.6654 GPIA -0.2%
1992 0.6786 GPIA +2.0%
1993 0.7122 GPIA +4.9%
1994 0.726 GPIA +1.9%
1995 0.7743 GPIA +6.6%
1996 0.7556 GPIA -2.4%
1998 0.8357 GPIA +10.6%
1999 0.8693 GPIA +4.0%
2000 0.8015 GPIA -7.8%
2001 0.7904 GPIA -1.4%
2002 0.7882 GPIA -0.3%
2003 0.7612 GPIA -3.4%
2004 0.7852 GPIA +3.1%
2005 0.7688 GPIA -2.1%
2006 0.7546 GPIA -1.8%
2007 0.835 GPIA +10.6%
2008 0.7995 GPIA -4.2%
2009 0.7649 GPIA -4.3%
2010 0.8126 GPIA +6.2%
2011 0.8628 GPIA +6.2%
2012 0.834 GPIA -3.3%
2013 0.7745 GPIA -7.1%
2014 0.8013 GPIA +3.5%
2015 0.8402 GPIA +4.9%
2016 0.7609 GPIA -9.4%
2017 0.7181 GPIA -5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.541 GPIA 0.4826 GPIA 0.5931 GPIA 8
1980s 0.6112 GPIA 0.5857 GPIA 0.6501 GPIA 10
1990s 0.7427 GPIA 0.6654 GPIA 0.8693 GPIA 9
2000s 0.7849 GPIA 0.7546 GPIA 0.835 GPIA 10
2010s 0.8005 GPIA 0.7181 GPIA 0.8628 GPIA 8

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 121 Georgia 0.7403 GPIA compare
  2. 122 Poland 0.7321 GPIA compare
  3. 123 Azerbaijan 0.723 GPIA compare
  4. 125 Senegal 0.6903 GPIA compare
  5. 126 Burundi 0.6514 GPIA compare
  6. 127 Colombia 0.6494 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Lesotho?
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Lesotho was 0.7181 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.8693 GPIA in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4826 GPIA in 1977.
How does Lesotho rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
Lesotho ranks 124th out of 165 countries with data for 2017.
Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 of primary 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 of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,055 data points, 1970–2020
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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/