ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) vs Lesotho: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
66.5%
in 2024
Lesotho
74.5%
in 2024
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank
123rd
Lesotho rank
125th

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 74.5% against 66.5% in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), a difference of 8.0%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)'s.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 123rd 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 43.2% 68.2% 25.0% Lesotho
1980s 48.1% 76.7% 28.6% Lesotho
1990s 52.7% 79.5% 26.9% Lesotho
2000s 56.6% 78.5% 21.9% Lesotho
2010s 61.5% 75.7% 14.2% Lesotho
2020s 65.2% 74.4% 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, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 74.5% against 66.5% in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Lesotho?
8.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Lesotho?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Lesotho rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 123rd 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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About this data

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