Trained teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 99.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho, 1999–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho is 99.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho peaked at 99.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 2009.
Lesotho ranks 45th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 80.5% | — |
| 2000 | 77.3% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 78.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 76.1% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 71.3% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 69.5% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 68.8% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 71.1% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 73.7% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 62.1% | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 70.7% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 75.3% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 78.6% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.5% | 80.5% | 80.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.0% | 62.1% | 78.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 67.7% | 92.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 97.1% | 99.6% | 4 |
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 trained teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Lesotho was 99.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 2009.
- How does Lesotho rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Lesotho ranks 45th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.