Labor force, total, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3764 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Labor force, total, per capita in Lesotho, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.3764 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.4382 units per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3658 units per person, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 147th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4262 units per person | 0.4206 units per person | 0.4363 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4355 units per person | 0.4282 units per person | 0.4382 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3999 units per person | 0.3686 units per person | 0.425 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3718 units per person | 0.3658 units per person | 0.3764 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 144 Puerto Rico 0.3797 units per person compare
- 145 Ghana 0.3779 units per person compare
- 146 Central African Republic 0.3766 units per person compare
- 148 Malawi 0.3747 units per person compare
- 149 Namibia 0.3727 units per person compare
- 150 Least developed countries 0.3712 units per person compare
More education data for Lesotho
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10,388 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Lesotho?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Lesotho was 0.3764 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4382 units per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3658 units per person in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 147th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.