Lesotho vs UNICEF: Gulf Area: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Lesotho
74.5%
in 2024
UNICEF: Gulf Area
65.8%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
125th
UNICEF: Gulf Area rank
127th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Lesotho
- UNICEF: Gulf Area
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 74.5% against 65.8% in UNICEF: Gulf Area, a difference of 8.7%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Gulf Area's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 125th and UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 127th of 212 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | UNICEF: Gulf Area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.8% | 38.4% | 35.4% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 76.7% | 40.4% | 36.3% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 79.5% | 47.6% | 31.9% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 55.1% | 23.3% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 58.4% | 17.2% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 62.0% | 12.4% | 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, Lesotho or UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Lesotho, at 74.5% against 65.8% in UNICEF: Gulf Area as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Lesotho and UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- 8.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and UNICEF: Gulf Area rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Lesotho ranks 125th and UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 127th of 212 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release