Secondary education, teachers, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Secondary education, teachers, female was 3,133 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, female in Lesotho, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2023, secondary education, teachers, female in Lesotho stood at 3,133. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in Lesotho peaked at 3,133 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 149, in 1970.
Lesotho ranks 144th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 149 | — |
| 1976 | 369 | +147.7% |
| 1993 | 1,296 | +251.2% |
| 1996 | 1,517 | +17.1% |
| 1997 | 1,636 | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 1,696 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 1,782 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 1,853 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 1,921 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1,933 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2,010 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1,952 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 2,039 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 2,212 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 2,529 | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 2,769 | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 2,902 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 2,946 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3,037 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 3,013 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 3,101 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 3,096 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3,040 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 2,987 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 3,065 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 3,133 | +2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, female 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 | +251.2% | 369 | 1,296 |
| 1976 | +147.7% | 149 | 369 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 259 | 149 | 369 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,536 | 1,296 | 1,696 | 4 |
| 2000s | 2,100 | 1,782 | 2,769 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,015 | 2,902 | 3,101 | 8 |
| 2020s | 3,099 | 3,065 | 3,133 | 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 in Lesotho?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in Lesotho was 3,133 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3,133 in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 149 in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
- Lesotho ranks 144th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.