Lesotho vs Post-demographic dividend: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)

Lesotho
187.9%
in 2024
Post-demographic dividend
90.5%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
22nd
Post-demographic dividend rank
20th

Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) over time

  • Lesotho
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 187.9% against 90.5% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 97.4%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.1 times Post-demographic dividend's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 22nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 20th of 155 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 168.3% 99.0% 69.3% Lesotho
2000s 121.0% 89.5% 31.5% Lesotho
2010s 174.6% 87.3% 87.3% Lesotho
2020s 187.9% 90.0% 97.9% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%), Lesotho or Post-demographic dividend?
Lesotho, at 187.9% against 90.5% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) between Lesotho and Post-demographic dividend?
97.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Post-demographic dividend?
5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
Lesotho ranks 22nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 20th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) (national estimate)
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 4,051 data points, 1960–2025
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.