Lesotho vs SDG: South-eastern Asia: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Lesotho
52.6%
in 2018
SDG: South-eastern Asia
48.9%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
36th
SDG: South-eastern Asia rank
33rd
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Lesotho
- SDG: South-eastern Asia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 52.6% against 48.9% in SDG: South-eastern Asia, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times SDG: South-eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1970 it was SDG: South-eastern Asia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 36th and SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 33rd of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and SDG: South-eastern Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | SDG: South-eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.4% | 35.7% | 28.4% | SDG: South-eastern Asia |
| 1990s | 45.2% | 44.4% | 0.8% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 45.3% | 3.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 48.9% | 1.9% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Lesotho or SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Lesotho, at 52.6% against 48.9% in SDG: South-eastern Asia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Lesotho and SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- 3.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Lesotho and SDG: South-eastern Asia rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Lesotho ranks 36th and SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 33rd of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary 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