Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Lesotho, Kingdom of
Lesotho, Kingdom of: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 10,388 in 2024. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Lesotho, Kingdom of, 1970β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Lesotho, Kingdom of is 10,388, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Lesotho, Kingdom of peaked at 11,536 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3,877, in 1971.
Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 137th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,183 | 3,877 | 4,782 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,686 | 5,097 | 6,275 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,520 | 6,448 | 8,225 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,972 | 8,578 | 11,536 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,979 | 10,193 | 11,508 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,075 | 9,932 | 10,388 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho, Kingdom of
- 134 Mongolia 11,972 compare
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- 136 Gabon 10,935 compare
- 138 Latvia, Republic of 9,966 compare
- 139 Central African Republic 9,756 compare
- 140 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9,722 compare
More education data for Lesotho, Kingdom of
- 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)
- Primary education, teachers 10,388 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Lesotho, Kingdom of was 10,388 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The highest recorded value was 11,536 in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,877 in 1971.
- How does Lesotho, Kingdom of rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 137th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho, Kingdom of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.