Gender in Lesotho 216 indicators covering gender for Lesotho. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 6.1% 20th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 4.1% 27th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 7.1% 17th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.39 index 2025 down 1.8% 1st Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.33 index 2025 up 5.0% 10th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.8959 % change on previous year 2025 up 164.4% 108th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 47.3% 2050 up 10.2% 208th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 12.51 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.9% 102nd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0266 units per square kilometre 2023 up 7.4% 75th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0495 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.2% 107th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.55 2023 up 9.6% 167th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 33.63 2025 down 0.4% 25th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 4.2 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 82.1% 4th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 2.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 85.1% 5th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 3,592 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 9.2% 164th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 4.4 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 82.1% 6th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 1.2 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 85.0% 6th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 51.2% 2025 down 0.3% 50th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 80.18 2024 down 25.6% 194th Gender Development Index 1.01 2023 up 1.0% 24th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 1.01 2023 up 1.0% 24th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 1.01 2023 up 1.0% 24th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.5469 2023 up 9.1% 169th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 21.3% 21st Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.6811 % change on previous year 2023 down 43.8% 71st Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 27 2016 up 2.3% 62nd Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 47th Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 — 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 — 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 25.0% 2025 unchanged 94th Population 2.34 million 2024 up 12.4% 141st Life Expectancy at Birth 57.8 2024 up 13.8% 212th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 34.2% 2023 up 44.3% 48th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 34.2% 2023 up 44.3% 48th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 35.8% 2023 up 16.2% 50th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 59.36 2017 up 42.8% 162nd Sex ratio at birth 101.81 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.3% 224th Sex ratio by age 18.18 males per 100 females 2023 up 45.5% 129th Sex ratio at age 5 101.33 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.4% 208th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 101.81 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.3% 224th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 5.1% 2023 down 14.9% 10th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 42.3% 2023 down 3.3% 46th Sex ratio at age 60 72.05 males per 100 females 2023 up 9.1% 229th Male population by age group 134,213 people 2023 down 2.6% 134th Female population by age group 132,125 people 2023 down 2.9% 133rd Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 — 123rd Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 0 2023 — 123rd Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 20 2023 unchanged 148th ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →