School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Lesotho
Lesotho: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2016. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Lesotho, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Lesotho stood at 1.04 GPI.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Lesotho peaked at 1.14 GPI in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9325 GPI, in 2002.
That places Lesotho 36th out of 189 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.983 GPI | 0.9325 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Lesotho?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Lesotho was 1.04 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPI in 1998.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9325 GPI in 2002.
- How does Lesotho rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
- Lesotho ranks 36th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.