Gender in Lesotho 16 indicators covering gender for Lesotho. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,291 2025 down 9.3% 129th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 26,787 2025 down 9.0% 131st Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,880 2025 down 8.8% 132nd Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,319 2025 down 8.4% 132nd Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,717 2025 down 8.3% 131st Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,150 2025 down 7.9% 133rd Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,706 2025 down 7.0% 133rd Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 26,127 2025 down 6.5% 133rd Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 25,957 2025 down 3.0% 133rd Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 26,370 2025 down 2.5% 133rd Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 26,342 2025 up 1.6% 133rd Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 26,749 2025 up 2.2% 133rd Literacy rate, adult female 96.6% 2024 down 1.9% 20th Age at first marriage, female 22.2 2014 down 1.3% 118th Age at first marriage, male 28 2014 up 2.9% 73rd Maternal leave benefits 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st