Lesotho vs Senegal: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Lesotho
1.24 index
in 2025
Senegal
1.19 index
in 2025
Lesotho rank
7th
Senegal rank
8th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Lesotho
- Senegal
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.24 index against 1.19 index in Senegal, a difference of 0.05 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 7th and Senegal ranks 8th of 165 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.43 index | 0.3859 index | 1.04 index | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.36 index | 0.5771 index | 0.7816 index | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.34 index | 0.7386 index | 0.5965 index | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.32 index | 1.05 index | 0.2624 index | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.26 index | 1.17 index | 0.0848 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, Lesotho or Senegal?
- Lesotho, at 1.24 index against 1.19 index in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Lesotho and Senegal?
- 0.05 index, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Senegal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Senegal rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Lesotho ranks 7th and Senegal ranks 8th 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.