ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) vs Lesotho: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
49.8%
in 2020
Lesotho
55.2%
in 2023
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank
133rd
Lesotho rank
130th

Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 55.2% against 49.8% in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), a difference of 5.4%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)'s.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 133rd and Lesotho ranks 130th of 221 groups.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 40.7% 46.8% 6.1% Lesotho
1990s 45.9% 51.5% 5.6% Lesotho
2000s 49.4% 54.8% 5.3% Lesotho
2010s 50.2% 55.6% 5.4% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 55.2% against 49.8% in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) as of 2023.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) and Lesotho?
5.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) and Lesotho?
24 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) and Lesotho rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 133rd and Lesotho ranks 130th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in secondary 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 secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 15,125 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release