Ethiopia vs Lesotho: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Ethiopia
1.27 index
in 2025
Lesotho
1.24 index
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
6th
Lesotho rank
7th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Ethiopia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1.27 index against 1.24 index in Lesotho, a difference of 0.03 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lesotho ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 6th and Lesotho ranks 7th of 165 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 | 0.3465 index | 1.43 index | 1.08 index | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.5793 index | 1.36 index | 0.7794 index | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.7704 index | 1.34 index | 0.5647 index | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.17 index | 1.32 index | 0.1514 index | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.25 index | 1.26 index | 0.0021 index | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Ethiopia or Lesotho?
- Ethiopia, at 1.27 index against 1.24 index in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Ethiopia and Lesotho?
- 0.03 index, with Ethiopia 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th and Lesotho ranks 7th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.