Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.2752 number per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1970–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Lesotho is 0.2752 number per square kilometre, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.292 number per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0782 number per square kilometre, in 1970.
Lesotho ranks 99th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0782 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.0826 number per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.084 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0899 number per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0968 number per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0982 number per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.102 number per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1065 number per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1172 number per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1258 number per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1321 number per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1318 number per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1427 number per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1421 number per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1431 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1459 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.15 number per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1608 number per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1647 number per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1698 number per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1765 number per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1842 number per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1916 number per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1941 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2065 number per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2058 number per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2103 number per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2172 number per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2265 number per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2311 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.234 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2423 number per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2571 number per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2615 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2685 number per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2736 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2869 number per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.292 number per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2914 number per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2871 number per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2826 number per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.282 number per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2783 number per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.272 number per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2641 number per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2752 number per square kilometre | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.095 number per square kilometre | 0.0782 number per square kilometre | 0.1172 number per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.1439 number per square kilometre | 0.1258 number per square kilometre | 0.1647 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1951 number per square kilometre | 0.1698 number per square kilometre | 0.2172 number per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2574 number per square kilometre | 0.2265 number per square kilometre | 0.292 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2791 number per square kilometre | 0.2641 number per square kilometre | 0.2914 number per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 96 Tunisia 0.2933 number per square kilometre compare
- 97 Honduras 0.292 number per square kilometre compare
- 98 Samoa 0.2788 number per square kilometre compare
- 100 Slovakia 0.2748 number per square kilometre compare
- 101 Myanmar 0.2675 number per square kilometre compare
- 102 North Macedonia 0.2494 number per square kilometre compare
More education data for Lesotho
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,672 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 30,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22,924 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,698 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 136,497 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 309,480 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8093 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1324 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.2752 number per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.292 number per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0782 number per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 99th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.