Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0025 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Lesotho, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.0025 units per person.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0027 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 1970.
Lesotho ranks 179th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0004 units per person | +21.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 units per person | +19.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 units per person | +22.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 units per person | +17.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 units per person | +13.1% |
| 1981 | 0.001 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 units per person | +1.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0025 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0042 units per person, 58% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0025 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.003 units per person, 81% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Lesotho?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Lesotho was 0.0025 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 179th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 secondary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.