Secondary education, teachers in Lesotho
Lesotho: Secondary education, teachers was 55.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Lesotho, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2023, secondary education, teachers in Lesotho stood at 55.2%.
The figure is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Lesotho peaked at 56.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 124th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.3% | — |
| 1976 | 48.4% | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 50.2% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 52.7% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 51.8% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 51.2% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 52.9% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 53.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 53.2% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 56.2% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 54.7% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 55.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 56.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 55.8% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 55.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 55.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 54.7% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 55.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 55.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 55.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.8% | 45.3% | 48.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 51.5% | 50.2% | 52.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 54.8% | 52.9% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 54.7% | 56.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 55.2% | 55.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 121 Luxembourg 55.6% compare
- 122 Maldives 55.5% compare
- 123 El Salvador 55.3% compare
- 125 Hong Kong, China 55.2% compare
- 126 Guatemala 54.9% compare
- 127 Iraq 54.7% compare
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 secondary education, teachers in Lesotho?
- Secondary education, teachers in Lesotho was 55.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Lesotho ranks 124th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.