Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lesotho
Lesotho: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lesotho, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lesotho is 1 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lesotho peaked at 1.34 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 57th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.15 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.2 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.22 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.27 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.34 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 1.29 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.11 GPIA | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 1.31 GPIA | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 1.27 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.26 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.21 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.18 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.15 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.25 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 80.18 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lesotho?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lesotho was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Lesotho ranks 57th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release