Teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Teachers in primary education, female was 8,354 number in 2017. β² Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho, 1970β2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho stood at 8,354 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho peaked at 8,864 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,373 number, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 130th out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,885 number | 2,373 number | 3,558 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 4,368 number | 3,818 number | 5,000 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,924 number | 5,154 number | 6,595 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 7,813 number | 6,878 number | 8,864 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,473 number | 8,018 number | 8,847 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- 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 10,388 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.66 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 78.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho was 8,354 number in 2017, 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 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,373 number in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Lesotho ranks 130th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, female 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 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
Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.