Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita was 0.0014 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita in Lesotho, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0014 units per person for secondary education, teachers, female, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0015 units per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 1970.
Lesotho ranks 159th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0003 units per person | +101.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 units per person | +131.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 units per person | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.001 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.001 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.001 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.001 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.001 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 units per person | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 units per person | +1.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0014 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0017 units per person, 79% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0014 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0008 units per person, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +131.4% | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0007 units per person |
| 1976 | +101.4% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 68.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 67.83 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, female, per capita in Lesotho?
- Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0014 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 units per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for secondary education, teachers, female, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 159th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers, female Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Secondary education, teachers, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.