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
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
February 2026 Data Release