Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 113 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2018
All-time low
75.3%
in 2013
Years of data
10
2013–2023
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 2013.
That places Lesotho 1st out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 75.3% | — |
| 2014 | 78.6% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 84.8% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.7% | 75.3% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Lesotho
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,672 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 30,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,924 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,698 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 136,497 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 309,480 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8093 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1324 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 2013.
- How does Lesotho rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- Lesotho ranks 1st out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release