How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Lesotho?

6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Trained teachers in secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Africa Western and Central vs Lesotho: Trained teachers in secondary education, female

Africa Western and Central

53.9%

in 2022

Lesotho

98.1%

in 2023

Africa Western and Central rank

36th

Lesotho rank

37th

Trained teachers in secondary education, female over time

Africa Western and Central
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 98.1% against 53.9% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 44.2%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.8 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 36th and Lesotho ranks 37th of 36 groups.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa Western and Central	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	75.4%	86.7%	11.2%	Lesotho
2010s	68.1%	95.6%	27.6%	Lesotho
2020s	53.9%	87.4%	33.5%	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trained teachers in secondary education, female, Africa Western and Central or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 98.1% against 53.9% in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in trained teachers in secondary education, female between Africa Western and Central and Lesotho?: 44.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Lesotho?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Africa Western and Central and Lesotho rank globally for trained teachers in secondary education, female?: Africa Western and Central ranks 36th and Lesotho ranks 37th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Trained teachers in secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Trained teachers in secondary education, female (% of female teachers)
Unit: % of female teachers
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 139 places, 1,674 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.