Gender Development Index (GDI) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.999 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.999
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.03
in 1997
All-time low
0.941
in 2006
Years of data
28
1995–2022
Gender Development Index in Lesotho, 1995–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.999 for gender development index in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Lesotho peaked at 1.03 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.941, in 2006.
That places Lesotho 31st out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.96 | — |
| 1996 | 0.956 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.03 | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 1.01 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.985 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.971 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.966 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.961 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.957 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.948 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.941 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.964 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.987 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.973 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.993 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.993 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.996 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.996 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.994 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.996 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.994 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.993 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.994 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.999 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.999 | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.999 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9255, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.999 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.922, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9946 | 0.956 | 1.03 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9653 | 0.941 | 0.987 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.996 | 0.993 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9973 | 0.994 | 0.999 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More gender data for Lesotho
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 786.22 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5717 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,291 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 26,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,319 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,717 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Lesotho?
- Gender development index in Lesotho was 0.999 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 1997.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.941 in 2006.
- How does Lesotho rank for gender development index?
- Lesotho ranks 31st out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.