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

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
50.5%
in 2024
Lesotho
55.2%
in 2023
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank
127th
Lesotho rank
130th

Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time

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

Lesotho currently reports 55.2% against 50.5% in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), a difference of 4.7%.

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

Across all 26 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 127th and Lesotho ranks 130th of 221 groups.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 31.8% 46.8% 15.0% Lesotho
1990s 41.6% 51.5% 9.9% Lesotho
2000s 45.0% 54.8% 9.8% Lesotho
2010s 47.8% 55.6% 7.8% Lesotho
2020s 50.1% 55.2% 5.1% 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, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 55.2% against 50.5% in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) as of 2023.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Lesotho?
4.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Lesotho?
26 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Lesotho rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 127th 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