Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Lesotho
Lesotho: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both was 99.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lesotho, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lesotho is 99.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lesotho peaked at 99.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2008.
That places Lesotho 46th out of 139 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 78.1% | — |
| 2000 | 74.2% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 72.6% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 67.3% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 65.5% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 66.7% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 57.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 63.4% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 66.5% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 67.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 75.8% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 92.8% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +1.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 99.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.4%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 99.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.3%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.1% | 78.1% | 78.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 67.1% | 57.0% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 63.4% | 92.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.0% | 99.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lesotho?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lesotho was 99.5% 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 99.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2008.
- How does Lesotho rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Lesotho ranks 46th out of 139 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 up 38.2%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release