Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Lesotho

Lesotho: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index was 1.15 GPI in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
1.15 GPI
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
12th
of 142 countries
All-time high
1.32 GPI
in 1981
All-time low
0.9422 GPI
in 2001
Years of data
35
1973–2016

Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Lesotho, 1973–2016

00.511.51973199420161973: 1 GPI1977: 1.1 GPI1978: 1.3 GPI1979: 1.3 GPI1980: 1.3 GPI1981: 1.3 GPI1982: 1.2 GPI1983: 1.2 GPI1984: 1.3 GPI1985: 1.2 GPI1986: 1.2 GPI1991: 1.2 GPI1992: 1.1 GPI1993: 1.1 GPI1994: 1.2 GPI1996: 1.1 GPI1998: 1.2 GPI1999: 1.1 GPI2000: 0.985 GPI2001: 0.942 GPI2002: 0.973 GPI2003: 0.987 GPI2004: 0.997 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1.1 GPI2008: 1.1 GPI2009: 1.1 GPI2010: 1.1 GPI2011: 1.1 GPI2012: 1.1 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1.2 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2016, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Lesotho stood at 1.15 GPI.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Lesotho peaked at 1.32 GPI in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.9422 GPI, in 2001.

That places Lesotho 12th out of 142 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.16 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.27 GPI 4
1980s 1.26 GPI 1.22 GPI 1.32 GPI 7
1990s 1.14 GPI 1.09 GPI 1.2 GPI 7
2000s 1.03 GPI 0.9422 GPI 1.13 GPI 10
2010s 1.13 GPI 1.11 GPI 1.17 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 9 Armenia 1.15 GPI compare
  2. 10 Burundi 1.15 GPI compare
  3. 11 Suriname 1.15 GPI compare
  4. 13 Bahrain 1.14 GPI compare
  5. 14 British Virgin Islands 1.13 GPI compare
  6. 15 Venezuela 1.12 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Lesotho?
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Lesotho was 1.15 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 1.32 GPI in 1981.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9422 GPI in 2001.
How does Lesotho rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index?
Lesotho ranks 12th out of 142 countries with data for 2016.
Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,033 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for upper secondary to the male total net enrolment rate for upper secondary. 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. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/