Human Development Index: males vs. females in Lesotho
Lesotho: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.5469 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Lesotho, 1995–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index: males vs. females in Lesotho stood at 0.5469. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Lesotho peaked at 0.5469 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4597, in 2005.
That places Lesotho 169th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.47 | 0.4608 | 0.4792 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4632 | 0.4597 | 0.4701 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5119 | 0.4788 | 0.5398 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5391 | 0.5298 | 0.5469 | 4 |
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More gender data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,706 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 26,127 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 25,957 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 26,370 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Lesotho?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Lesotho was 0.5469 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5469 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4597 in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Lesotho ranks 169th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index: males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development. Only male population is considered.