Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0025 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Lesotho, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0025 units per person for secondary education, teachers, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0027 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 179th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0004 units per person | +21.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 units per person | +19.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 units per person | +22.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 units per person | +17.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 units per person | +13.1% |
| 1981 | 0.001 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 units per person | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth -0.0496 % change on previous year (2018)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Lesotho?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0025 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 179th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.