Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Lesotho
Lesotho: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 2,914 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Lesotho, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2016, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Lesotho stood at 2,914 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Lesotho peaked at 3,700 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,636 number, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 122nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,970 number | — |
| 2000 | 1,636 number | -17.0% |
| 2001 | 2,036 number | +24.4% |
| 2002 | 2,041 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2,039 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2,319 number | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 2,159 number | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 3,048 number | +41.2% |
| 2014 | 3,700 number | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 3,095 number | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 2,914 number | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,970 number | 1,970 number | 1,970 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,014 number | 1,636 number | 2,319 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,983 number | 2,159 number | 3,700 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Lesotho?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Lesotho was 2,914 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3,700 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,636 number in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Lesotho ranks 122nd out of 185 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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 Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.