Primary education, teachers in Lesotho
Lesotho: Primary education, teachers was 74.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Lesotho, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Lesotho is 74.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Lesotho peaked at 80.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 59.9%, in 1970.
Lesotho ranks 119th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.2% | 59.9% | 74.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 76.7% | 74.9% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.5% | 78.9% | 80.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 76.8% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 74.8% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 74.2% | 74.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10,388 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 78.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 81.8% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 889,530 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Lesotho?
- Primary education, teachers in Lesotho was 74.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.9% in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for primary education, teachers?
- Lesotho ranks 119th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.