Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lesotho

Lesotho: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.6%
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
117th
of 153 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1999
All-time low
0.6%
in 2017
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lesotho, 1998–2017

00.20.40.60.811998200720171998: 0.928 GPIA1999: 0.941 GPIA2000: 0.869 GPIA2001: 0.853 GPIA2002: 0.858 GPIA2003: 0.856 GPIA2004: 0.849 GPIA2005: 0.838 GPIA2006: 0.824 GPIA2007: 0.81 GPIA2008: 0.793 GPIA2009: 0.776 GPIA2010: 0.765 GPIA2011: 0.749 GPIA2012: 0.732 GPIA2013: 0.724 GPIA2014: 0.721 GPIA2015: 0.706 GPIA2016: 0.687 GPIA2017: 0.639 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lesotho is 0.6%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lesotho peaked at 0.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2017.

That places Lesotho 117th out of 153 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Lesotho, 1998 to 2017.
Year GPIA Change
1998 0.9%
1999 0.9% +1.4%
2000 0.9% -7.7%
2001 0.9% -1.8%
2002 0.9% +0.6%
2003 0.9% -0.3%
2004 0.8% -0.8%
2005 0.8% -1.3%
2006 0.8% -1.7%
2007 0.8% -1.7%
2008 0.8% -2.1%
2009 0.8% -2.1%
2010 0.8% -1.5%
2011 0.7% -2.0%
2012 0.7% -2.2%
2013 0.7% -1.2%
2014 0.7% -0.4%
2015 0.7% -2.1%
2016 0.7% -2.7%
2017 0.6% -7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lesotho?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Lesotho was 0.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1999.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
How does Lesotho rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Lesotho ranks 117th out of 153 countries with data for 2017.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 2,308 data points, 1997–2020
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/