Female to Male Labour Participation Rate rose 0.696% to 78.6% in Lesotho in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Female to Male Labour Participation Rate in Lesotho reached an all time high of 85.3% in 1999 and an all time low of 77.4% in 2013. When compared to Lesotho's main peers, Female to Male Labour Participation Rate in Botswana amounted to 86.4%, 77.2% in South Africa, 85.1% in Swaziland and 89.2% in Zimbabwe in 2021.
Lesotho has been ranked 79th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Female to Male Labour Participation Rate, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Female to Male Labour Participation Rate | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Botswana | % | 84.0% | 84.9% | 85.8% | 86.7% | 87.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | 78.4% | 78.6% | 79.0% | 79.3% | 79.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 97.6% | 97.8% | 98.0% | 98.3% | 98.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | 86.3% | 84.3% | 86.3% | 88.4% | 88.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 76.8% | 76.5% | 77.4% | 77.7% | 77.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | 83.3% | 84.4% | 85.1% | 85.6% | 86.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 87.3% | 87.7% | 88.1% | 88.6% | 89.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | 89.6% | 89.5% | 89.6% | 89.7% | 89.9% |
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