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