Lesotho LS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force

1991 - 2017 | Yearly | % | World Bank

Lesotho LS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force data was reported at 30.083 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 30.271 % for 2016. Lesotho LS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 38.013 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48.478 % in 1998 and a record low of 26.544 % in 2012. Lesotho LS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Lesotho – Table LS.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
30.08 2017	30.27 2016	26.54 2012	48.48 1998	%	yearly	1991 - 2017

Related Indicators for Lesotho LS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force

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Lesotho LS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force (%)	30.08 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24: Femal... (%)	21.95 2013	yearly	2008 - 2013
Lesotho LS: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24: Male (%)	37.34 2013	yearly	2008 - 2013
Lesotho LS: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24 (%)	29.59 2013	yearly	2008 - 2013
Lesotho LS: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+: Female (%)	41.73 2013	yearly	1986 - 2013
Lesotho LS: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+: Male (%)	57.42 2013	yearly	1986 - 2013
Lesotho LS: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+ (%)	49.20 2013	yearly	1986 - 2013
Lesotho LS: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour Fo... (%)	53.60 2008	yearly	1999 - 2008
Lesotho LS: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Force ... (%)	44.30 2008	yearly	1999 - 2008
Lesotho LS: Unemployment: National Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Aged... (%)	34.43 2013	yearly	1999 - 2013
Lesotho LS: Unemployment: National Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force (%)	38.79 2008	yearly	1986 - 2008
Lesotho LS: Unemployment: National Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force (%)	32.54 2008	yearly	1986 - 2008
Lesotho LS: Unemployment: National Estimate: % of Total Labour Force (%)	24.58 2013	yearly	1986 - 2013
Lesotho LS: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female... (%)	4.48 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Emp... (%)	15.27 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employme... (%)	10.42 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Fe... (%)	20.72 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Ma... (%)	33.56 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24 (%)	27.16 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Fema... (%)	41.44 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Male (%)	55.97 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+ (%)	48.35 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Emp... (%)	54.97 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employm... (%)	62.37 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	59.05 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Em... (%)	26.65 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employ... (%)	51.72 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	40.46 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Em... (%)	68.85 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employ... (%)	33.04 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	49.12 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour... (%)	44.13 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour For... (%)	34.51 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force A... (%)	38.53 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force (%)	24.76 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force (%)	27.25 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment (%)	0.52 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment (%)	0.79 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	0.67 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment (%)	55.50 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment (%)	63.16 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	59.72 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female... (%)	44.50 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Wage And Salary Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Emplo... (%)	36.84 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employme... (%)	40.28 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Fema... (%)	6.87 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male E... (%)	5.14 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employ... (%)	5.92 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Lesotho LS:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Person Employed: 2011 PPP (Intl $)	9,218.16 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017

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Lesotho Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	3,733.382 2030	yearly	1981 - 2030
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	1,321.604 2030	yearly	1981 - 2030
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	2.084 2030	yearly	1981 - 2030

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LSL bn)	34.905 2030	yearly	1983 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LSL bn)	38.356 2030	yearly	1989 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (LSL bn)	35.304 2030	yearly	1983 - 2030

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	2.270 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000 2015	yearly	2000 - 2015

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	5.500 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-0.060 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029

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Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Lesotho LS: Adjusted Savings: Net National Savings: % of GNI (%)	6.89 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Adjusted Net Savings: Including Particulate Emission Damage (USD mn)	169.02 2016	yearly	2007 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Adjusted Net Savings: Including Particulate Emission Damage: % of GN... (%)	6.52 2016	yearly	2007 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Adjusted Net Savings: Excluding Particulate Emission Damage (USD mn)	199.72 2016	yearly	2007 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Adjusted Net Savings: Excluding Particulate Emission Damage: % of GN... (%)	7.71 2016	yearly	2007 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: Real: Exports as a Capacity to Import (LSL mn)	11,147.74 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Inflation:(GDP) Gross Domestic ProductDeflator (%)	2.95 2016	yearly	1961 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: Discrepancy (LSL mn)	63.05 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: Real: Discrepancy (LSL mn)	-935.00 2016	yearly	1991 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: USD: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost (USD mn)	2,055.78 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost (LSL mn)	30,239.64 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: Real: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost (LSL mn)	21,811.32 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: USD (USD mn)	2,291.32 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP (LSL mn)	33,704.43 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: Growth (%)	2.40 2016	yearly	1961 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: Real (LSL mn)	24,243.57 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: PPP (Intl $ mn)	6,503.52 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: USD: per Capita (USD)	1,039.70 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: Growth:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita (%)	1.04 2016	yearly	1961 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: Real: per Capita (LSL)	11,000.70 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: PPP:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita (Intl $)	2,951.02 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: USD: Gross Domestic Savings (USD mn)	-288.41 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: Gross Domestic Savings (LSL mn)	-4,242.33 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Domestic Savings (%)	-12.59 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: Real: Gross Domestic Income (LSL mn)	26,752.90 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: USD: Gross National Income: Atlas Method (USD mn)	2,797.08 2016	yearly	1962 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: USD: Gross National Income (USD mn)	2,591.12 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GNI: PPP (Intl $ mn)	7,354.44 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: USD: Gross National Income per Capita: Atlas Method (USD)	1,270.00 2016	yearly	1962 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GNI: PPP: GNI per Capita (Intl $)	3,340.00 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: USD: Gross Savings (USD mn)	488.75 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: Gross Savings (LSL mn)	7,189.37 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: % of GNI: Gross Savings (%)	18.86 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Savings (%)	21.33 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: USD: Net Income from Abroad (USD mn)	299.80 2016	yearly	1966 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: Net Income from Abroad (LSL mn)	4,409.88 2016	yearly	1966 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: USD: Net Taxes on Product (USD mn)	235.55 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: Net Taxes on Product (LSL mn)	3,464.79 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: Real: Net Taxes on Product (LSL mn)	2,432.26 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: USD: Net Current Transfer from Abroad (USD mn)	479.41 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: Real: Net Current Transfer from Abroad (LSL mn)	4,542.50 2012	yearly	1975 - 2012
Lesotho LS: GDP: Real: Terms of Trade Adjustment (LSL mn)	2,509.33 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: DEC Alternative Conversion Factor: per USD (LSL/USD)	14.71 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Official Exchange Rate: Average: per USD (LSL/USD)	13.33 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Lesotho LS: PPP Conversion Factor: GDP (LSL/Intl $)	5.18 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Lesotho LS: PPP Conversion Factor: to Market Exchange Rate: Price Level Ratio (%)	0.35 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Lesotho LS: PPP Conversion Factor: Private Consumption (LSL/Intl $)	4.67 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 (%)	93.97 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Lesotho LS: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 (Ratio)	1.18 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Lesotho LS: Literacy Rate: Youth Male: % of Males Aged 15-24 (%)	79.61 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Lesotho LS: Literacy Rate: Youth: % of People Age 15-24 (%)	86.63 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Lesotho LS: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above (%)	84.93 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Lesotho LS: Literacy Rate: Adult Male: % of Males Aged 15 and Above (%)	67.75 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Lesotho LS: Literacy Rate: Adult: % of People Aged 15 and Above (%)	76.64 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Lesotho LS: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary School Enrollment: Gross (Ratio)	0.97 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary and Secondary School Enrollment: ... (Ratio)	1.05 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Secondary School Enrollment: Gross (Ratio)	1.35 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Tertiary School Enrollment: Gross (Ratio)	1.50 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Lesotho LS: School Enrollment: Preprimary: % Gross (%)	33.13 2016	yearly	1998 - 2016
Lesotho LS: School Enrollment: Preprimary: Female: % Gross (%)	33.98 2016	yearly	1998 - 2016
Lesotho LS: School Enrollment: Preprimary: Male: % Gross (%)	32.29 2016	yearly	1998 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Primary School Starting Age (Year)	6.00 2017	yearly	1970 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Primary Completion Rate: Female: % of Relevant Age Group (%)	86.83 2016	yearly	1972 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Primary Completion Rate: Male: % of Relevant Age Group (%)	71.07 2016	yearly	1972 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Primary Completion Rate: Total: % of Relevant Age Group (%)	78.91 2016	yearly	1971 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Primary Education: Duration (Year)	7.00 2017	yearly	1970 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Primary Education: Pupils (Person)	360,756.00 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Primary Education: Pupils: % Female (%)	48.91 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Primary (%)	33.76 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Lesotho LS: School Enrollment: Primary: % Gross (%)	103.90 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Lesotho LS: School Enrollment: Primary: Female: % Gross (%)	102.13 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Lesotho LS: School Enrollment: Primary: Male: % Gross (%)	105.65 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: Female: % of... (%)	96.26 2016	yearly	1972 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: Male: % of R... (%)	106.17 2016	yearly	1972 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Gross Intake Ratio in First Grade of Primary Education: % of Relevan... (%)	101.24 2016	yearly	1971 - 2016
Lesotho LS: School Enrollment: Primary: % Net (%)	79.96 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Lesotho LS: School Enrollment: Primary: Female: % Net (%)	81.10 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Lesotho LS: School Enrollment: Primary: Male: % Net (%)	78.83 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: Female: % of Official School-Age Populat... (%)	59.82 2016	yearly	1998 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: Male: % of Official School-Age Populatio... (%)	60.94 2016	yearly	1998 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: % of Official School-Age Population (%)	60.39 2016	yearly	1998 - 2016
Lesotho LS: School Enrollment: Primary: Private: % of Total Primary (%)	2.00 2016	yearly	1971 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Persistence to Grade 5: Female: % of Cohort (%)	89.45 2015	yearly	1972 - 2015
Lesotho LS: Persistence to Grade 5: Male: % of Cohort (%)	78.56 2015	yearly	1972 - 2015
Lesotho LS: Persistence to Grade 5: % of Cohort (%)	83.70 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Lesotho LS: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: Female: % of Cohort (%)	80.62 2015	yearly	1972 - 2015
Lesotho LS: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: Male: % of Cohort (%)	59.41 2015	yearly	1972 - 2015
Lesotho LS: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: % of Cohort (%)	69.28 2015	yearly	1970 - 2015
Lesotho LS: Repeaters: Primary: Female: % of Female Enrollment (%)	7.52 2016	yearly	1972 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Repeaters: Primary: Male: % of Male Enrollment (%)	10.74 2016	yearly	1972 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Repeaters: Primary: % of Total Enrollment (%)	9.17 2016	yearly	1971 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Trained Teachers in Primary Education: Female: % of Female Teachers (%)	84.76 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Trained Teachers in Primary Education: Male: % of Male Teachers (%)	78.38 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Trained Teachers in Primary Education: % of Total Teachers (%)	83.17 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Primary Education: Teachers (Person)	10,687.00 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Primary Education: Teachers: % Female (%)	75.03 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Adjusted Net Enrollment Rate: Primary: % of Primary School Age Child... (%)	80.51 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Adjusted Net Enrollment Rate: Primary: Female: % of Primary School A... (%)	81.84 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Adjusted Net Enrollment Rate: Primary: Male: % of Primary School Age... (%)	79.19 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Children Out of School: Primary (Person)	67,665.00 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016

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