School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender … GPI in Lesotho

Lesotho: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender … GPI was 0.886 GPI in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.886 GPI
World rank
57th
of 106 countries
All-time high
1.23 GPI
in 2001
All-time low
0.7207 GPI
in 2002
Years of data
7
2001–2014

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Lesotho, 2001–2014

00.250.50.7511.22001200720142001: 1.2 GPI2002: 0.721 GPI2003: 0.992 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2014: 0.886 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Lesotho is 0.886 GPI, measured in 2014.

The figure is down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Lesotho peaked at 1.23 GPI in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7207 GPI, in 2002.

That places Lesotho 57th out of 106 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender … GPI in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Lesotho, 2001 to 2014.
Year GPI Change
2001 1.23 GPI —
2002 0.7207 GPI -41.3%
2003 0.9919 GPI +37.6%
2004 1 GPI +0.9%
2005 1.01 GPI +1.0%
2010 1.02 GPI +0.6%
2014 0.886 GPI -12.9%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 0.886 GPI is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7792 GPI, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 0.886 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.818 GPI, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9903 GPI 0.7207 GPI 1.23 GPI 5
2010s 0.9515 GPI 0.886 GPI 1.02 GPI 2

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 54 Barbados 0.8958 GPI compare
  2. 55 Tonga 0.8926 GPI compare
  3. 56 Azerbaijan 0.8906 GPI compare
  4. 58 Comoros 0.8613 GPI
  5. 59 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.8536 GPI compare
  6. 60 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.8464 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Lesotho?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Lesotho was 0.886 GPI in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 1.23 GPI in 2001.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7207 GPI in 2002.
How does Lesotho rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity?
Lesotho ranks 57th out of 106 countries with data for 2014.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,359 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A 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.