Teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Teachers in primary education, female was 7,735 in 2024. β² Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 7,735 for teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho peaked at 8,864 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,373, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 137th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,885 | 2,373 | 3,558 | 9 |
| 1980s | 4,368 | 3,818 | 5,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,924 | 5,154 | 6,595 | 9 |
| 2000s | 7,813 | 6,878 | 8,864 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,116 | 6,761 | 8,847 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,501 | 7,437 | 7,735 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 134 Albania 8,290 compare
- 135 Togo 8,245 compare
- 136 Estonia 7,751 compare
- 138 Moldova, Republic of 7,279 compare
- 139 Bahrain, Kingdom of 7,252 compare
- 140 Armenia, Republic of 6,750 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)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho was 7,735 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8,864 in 2009.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,373 in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Lesotho ranks 137th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release