Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … female was 98.1% 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 98.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lesotho peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 83.6%, in 2005.
That places Lesotho 38th out of 106 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 86.3% | — |
| 2000 | 87.7% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 88.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 83.6% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 89.2% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 87.3% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | +12.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 98.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.5%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 98.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.8%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.3% | 86.3% | 86.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 83.6% | 89.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 91.2% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 87.4% | 98.1% | 2 |
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 98.1% 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 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.6% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Lesotho ranks 38th out of 106 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 1.9%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release