ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) vs Lesotho: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
65.7%
in 2020
Lesotho
74.5%
in 2024
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank
128th
Lesotho rank
125th

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 74.5% against 65.7% in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), a difference of 8.8%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)'s.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 128th and Lesotho ranks 125th of 221 groups.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 44.2% 68.2% 23.9% Lesotho
1980s 45.6% 76.7% 31.1% Lesotho
1990s 50.9% 79.5% 28.7% Lesotho
2000s 56.1% 78.5% 22.4% Lesotho
2010s 63.3% 75.7% 12.4% Lesotho
2020s 65.7% 74.9% 9.2% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 74.5% against 65.7% in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) and Lesotho?
8.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) and Lesotho?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) and Lesotho rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 128th and Lesotho ranks 125th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,737 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release