Lesotho vs Senegal: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education

Lesotho
31.14 pupils per teacher
in 2023
Senegal
32.72 pupils per teacher
in 2024
Lesotho rank
33rd
Senegal rank
30th

Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education over time

  • Lesotho
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 32.72 pupils per teacher against 31.14 pupils per teacher in Lesotho, a difference of 1.58 pupils per teacher.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 33rd and Senegal ranks 30th of 113 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Senegal Difference Ahead
2010s 40.67 pupils per teacher 32.02 pupils per teacher 8.66 pupils per teacher Lesotho
2020s 31.91 pupils per teacher 33.29 pupils per teacher 1.38 pupils per teacher Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupils per qualified teacher in primary education, Lesotho or Senegal?
Senegal, at 32.72 pupils per teacher against 31.14 pupils per teacher in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between Lesotho and Senegal?
1.58 pupils per teacher, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Senegal?
7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and Senegal rank globally for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
Lesotho ranks 33rd and Senegal ranks 30th of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education
Unit
pupils per teacher
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,060 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

A qualified teacher is one who has the minimum academic qualifications necessary to teach at a primary level of education in a given country.