ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) vs Lesotho: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
87.5%
in 2024
Lesotho
99.5%
in 2023
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
44th
Lesotho rank
46th

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

  • ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 99.5% against 87.5% in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), a difference of 12.0%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ahead.

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 44th and Lesotho ranks 46th of 188 groups.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) Lesotho Difference Ahead
2010s 75.2% 82.3% 7.1% Lesotho
2020s 84.5% 98.3% 13.8% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in, ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 99.5% against 87.5% in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Lesotho?
12.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Lesotho?
10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) and Lesotho rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 44th and Lesotho ranks 46th of 188 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
327 places, 5,769 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release