Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Lesotho
Lesotho: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 7,735 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Lesotho, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Lesotho is 7,735, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Lesotho peaked at 8,864 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,373, in 1970.
Lesotho ranks 137th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,373 | — |
| 1971 | 2,440 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 2,507 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 2,549 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 2,729 | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 2,939 | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 2,981 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 3,098 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 3,233 | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 3,558 | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 3,818 | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 4,011 | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 4,002 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 4,332 | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 4,313 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 4,343 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 4,428 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 4,555 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 4,882 | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 5,000 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 5,154 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 5,360 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 5,592 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 5,817 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 5,892 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 6,270 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 6,249 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 6,384 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 6,490 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 6,595 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 6,878 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 7,016 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 7,105 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 7,355 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 7,806 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 7,940 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 8,151 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 8,307 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 8,710 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 8,864 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 8,847 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 6,761 | -23.6% |
| 2012 | 8,579 | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 8,561 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 8,450 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 8,259 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 8,018 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 8,354 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 7,663 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 7,667 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 7,437 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 7,443 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7,451 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 7,437 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 7,735 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,841 | 2,373 | 3,558 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,368 | 3,818 | 5,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,980 | 5,154 | 6,595 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,813 | 6,878 | 8,864 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,116 | 6,761 | 8,847 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,501 | 7,437 | 7,735 | 5 |
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More education data for Lesotho
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.37 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,653 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13,054 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.95 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8,532 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.84 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Lesotho?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Lesotho was 7,735 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8,864 in 2009.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,373 in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Lesotho ranks 137th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.