Secondary education, teachers, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Secondary education, teachers, female was 3,133 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, female in Lesotho, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2023, secondary education, teachers, female in Lesotho stood at 3,133. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in Lesotho peaked at 3,133 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 149, in 1970.
Lesotho ranks 144th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 259 | 149 | 369 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,536 | 1,296 | 1,696 | 4 |
| 2000s | 2,100 | 1,782 | 2,769 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,015 | 2,902 | 3,101 | 8 |
| 2020s | 3,099 | 3,065 | 3,133 | 2 |
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 secondary education, teachers, female in Lesotho?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in Lesotho was 3,133 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3,133 in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 149 in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
- Lesotho ranks 144th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.