School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Lesotho
Lesotho: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9498 GPI in 2017. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Lesotho, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Lesotho is 0.9498 GPI, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Lesotho peaked at 1.45 GPI in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.9498 GPI, in 2017.
That places Lesotho 168th out of 197 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.44 GPI | 1.41 GPI | 1.45 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.26 GPI | 1.19 GPI | 1.39 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.19 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9927 GPI | 0.9762 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9552 GPI | 0.9498 GPI | 0.9617 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 165 Myanmar 0.9554 GPI compare
- 166 South Africa 0.955 GPI compare
- 167 Dominican Republic 0.9509 GPI compare
- 169 Algeria 0.9474 GPI compare
- 170 Nigeria 0.9397 GPI compare
- 171 Cote d'Ivoire 0.9394 GPI compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Lesotho?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Lesotho was 0.9498 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 GPI in 1970.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9498 GPI in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Lesotho ranks 168th out of 197 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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, 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.