Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lesotho
Lesotho: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 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.
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 |
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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 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