Teachers in secondary education, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Teachers in secondary education, male was 2,539 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, male in Lesotho, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in secondary education, male in Lesotho stood at 2,539. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Lesotho peaked at 2,539 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 180, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 150th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 180 | — |
| 1976 | 394 | +118.9% |
| 1993 | 1,284 | +225.9% |
| 1996 | 1,361 | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 1,522 | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 1,614 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 1,586 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1,602 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1,625 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,703 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 1,567 | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 1,543 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1,686 | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 1,794 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 2,237 | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 2,412 | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 2,392 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 2,474 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 2,475 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,519 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2,399 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 2,483 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 2,539 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 287 | 180 | 394 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,445 | 1,284 | 1,614 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1,638 | 1,543 | 1,794 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2,415 | 2,237 | 2,519 | 7 |
| 2020s | 2,511 | 2,483 | 2,539 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10,388 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 80.18 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in Lesotho?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in Lesotho was 2,539 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2,539 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 180 in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- Lesotho ranks 150th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release