莱索托贫困评估：减少贫困的进展和挑战 Preface I am pleasedto present the LesothoPovertyAssessment： Progress and challenges in reducing poverty report. The report was produced by a World Bank team and the Lesotho Bureau of Statistics （BOS）. I wish to express my gratitude to BOS and particularly to thank the Director， Ms. Celina Molato for facilitating this work. I also wish to thank the Minister of Development Planning， Hon. Tlohelang Aumane， for his guidance during the preparation of this report as well as the Principal Secretary， Ministry of Development Planning， Ms. Nthoateng Lebona. The report reveals that much has been done to improve the lives of Basotho. About 47，000 people were lifted out of poverty over a 15-year period between 2002 and 2017， when L esotho's poverty rate fell by about 7 percentage points， from 56.6 percent to 49.7 percent. Despite this progress， this study finds that economic vulnerability is high， with more than 75 percent of the population either poor or vulnerable to poverty. It reveals the nature and face of poverty in Lesotho as mainly affecting people living in rural areas， with poverty levels being highest among female-headed households， the less educated， the unemployed， large families， andchildren. The evidence in this report indicates that urban areas experienced greaterpovertyreductionfollowing improvements in education and increases in incomes from well-paying jobs largely in the services sector. 【更多详情，请下载：莱索托贫困评估：减少贫困的进展和挑战】