Lesotho vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Lesotho
74.5%
in 2024
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
66.4%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
125th
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
124th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Lesotho
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 74.5% against 66.4% in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 125th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 124th of 212 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.2% | 44.6% | 23.6% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 76.7% | 47.1% | 29.6% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 79.5% | 52.1% | 27.4% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 56.4% | 22.1% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 60.8% | 14.9% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 65.5% | 9.0% | 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 WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Lesotho, at 74.5% against 66.4% in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Lesotho and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 8.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Lesotho ranks 125th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 124th 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