Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.245 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Lesotho stood at 0.245 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.292 units per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0782 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Lesotho ranks 112th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0782 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.0826 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.084 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0899 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0968 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0982 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.102 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1065 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1172 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1258 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1321 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1318 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1427 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1421 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1431 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1459 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.15 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1608 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1647 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1698 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1765 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1842 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1916 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1941 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2065 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2058 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2103 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2172 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2265 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2311 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.234 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2423 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2571 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2615 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2685 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2736 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2869 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.292 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2914 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2227 units per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2826 units per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 0.282 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2783 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.272 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2641 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2752 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2524 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2525 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.245 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2452 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2454 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.245 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.245 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1923 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.245 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.131 units per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +26.9% | 0.2227 units per square kilometre | 0.2826 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.095 units per square kilometre | 0.0782 units per square kilometre | 0.1172 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.1439 units per square kilometre | 0.1258 units per square kilometre | 0.1647 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1951 units per square kilometre | 0.1698 units per square kilometre | 0.2172 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2574 units per square kilometre | 0.2265 units per square kilometre | 0.292 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2673 units per square kilometre | 0.2227 units per square kilometre | 0.2914 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2451 units per square kilometre | 0.245 units per square kilometre | 0.2454 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 109 Timor-Leste 0.2537 units per square kilometre compare
- 110 Ecuador 0.2527 units per square kilometre compare
- 111 Armenia 0.2491 units per square kilometre compare
- 113 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.2442 units per square kilometre compare
- 114 Türkiye 0.2392 units per square kilometre compare
- 115 Fiji 0.2306 units 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 0.245 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 units 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 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 112th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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.