East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Lesotho: Employment in industry, female (% of female employment)

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
22.8%
in 2025
Lesotho
35.7%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
2nd
Lesotho rank
1st

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 35.7% against 22.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 12.9%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.6 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Lesotho ranks 1st of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 22.3% 15.4% 6.9% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 21.3% 23.4% 2.1% Lesotho
2010s 23.1% 34.8% 11.8% Lesotho
2020s 22.9% 36.2% 13.3% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment in industry, female (% of female employment), East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 35.7% against 22.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment in industry, female (% of female employment) between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lesotho?
12.9%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lesotho?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lesotho rank globally for employment in industry, female (% of female employment)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Lesotho ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).