CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average in Lesotho
Lesotho: CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average was 2.9 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average in Lesotho, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average in Lesotho stood at 2.9 1=low to 6=high. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average in Lesotho peaked at 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.9 1=low to 6=high, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 49th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4 1=low to 6=high | 3.4 1=low to 6=high | 3.4 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 3.1 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.95 1=low to 6=high | 2.9 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
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More climate change data for Lesotho
- Population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Population, total 2.36 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 1.06 million (2025)
- Urban population 44.7% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.0438 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.8% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 23.4% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 23.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average in Lesotho?
- Cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average in Lesotho was 2.9 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2010.
- What is the lowest cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 1=low to 6=high in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average?
- Lesotho ranks 49th out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). The Public Sector Management and Institutions cluster includes property rights and rule-based governance, quality of budgetary and financial management, efficiency of revenue mobilization, quality of public administration, and transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector.