Botswana vs Lesotho: Share of primary school teachers who are women
Botswana
74.1%
in 2022
Lesotho
74.5%
in 2024
Botswana rank
126th
Lesotho rank
125th
Share of primary school teachers who are women over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 74.5% against 74.1% in Botswana, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.
Botswana ranks 126th and Lesotho ranks 125th of 212 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.5% | 68.2% | 3.7% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 76.7% | 76.7% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 78.1% | 79.7% | 1.5% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 78.3% | 78.5% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 75.9% | 1.3% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 74.3% | 0.3% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary school teachers who are women, Botswana or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 74.5% against 74.1% in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of primary school teachers who are women between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 0.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Botswana ranks 126th and Lesotho ranks 125th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.