Ethiopia vs Lesotho: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Ethiopia
1.32 index
in 2025
Lesotho
1.39 index
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
2nd
Lesotho rank
1st
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Ethiopia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.39 index against 1.32 index in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.07 index.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Lesotho ranks 1st of 164 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4352 index | 1.32 index | 0.8889 index | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.7161 index | 1.31 index | 0.5963 index | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.7625 index | 1.34 index | 0.5758 index | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.11 index | 1.41 index | 0.2944 index | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.29 index | 1.41 index | 0.119 index | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Ethiopia or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 1.39 index against 1.32 index in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Ethiopia and Lesotho?
- 0.07 index, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lesotho?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Lesotho rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Lesotho ranks 1st of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.