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According to World Bank, "Poverty headcount ratio at a defined value a day is the percentage of the population living on less than that value a day at 2017 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions."
Change in HDI value 2023-2024 [3] Very high human development 1 67 Seychelles: 0.802 0.007 High human development 2 72 Mauritius: 0.796 0.006 3 92 Libya: 0.746 4 93 Algeria: 0.745 0.005 5 101 Tunisia: 0.732 0.003 6 105 Egypt: 0.728 0.002 7 110 South Africa: 0.717 0.004 8 114 Botswana: 0.708 0.028 Medium human development 9 120 Morocco: 0.698 0.010
The unemployment rate in 2008 was 25.29% and rose to 27.2% in 2012. However, the unemployment rate fell to 23.06% in 2017. The percentage of the population living below the poverty line fell from 58% in 2002 to 49.2% in 2017. [7]
The density is lower in the Lesotho Highlands than in the western lowlands. Although the majority of the population—56.1 percent—is between 15 and 64 years of age, Lesotho has a substantial youth population numbering around 37.8 percent. [2] The annual population growth rate is estimated at 0.13% [2]
Other events of 2023 List of years in Lesotho: Events in the year 2023 in Lesotho. Incumbents. King: Letsie III; Prime Minister: Sam Matekane [1] Events.
The name Lesotho translates to "land of the Sesotho speakers". [11] [12] Lesotho is considered a lower middle income country with significant socioeconomic challenges. Almost half of its population is below the poverty line, and the country's HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is the second-highest in the world.
Education in Lesotho has undergone reforms in recent years, [when?] meaning that primary education is now free, universal, and compulsory. [citation needed]The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) [1] finds that Lesotho is fulfilling only 72.5% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to education based on the country's level of income. [2]
This is a list of districts of Lesotho by Human Development Index as of 2022. [1] Rank District HDI (2022) Medium human development 1: Maseru: 0.557 Low human ...