Tertiary education, academic staff in Lesotho
Lesotho: Tertiary education, academic staff was 52.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Lesotho, 1970–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2018, tertiary education, academic staff in Lesotho stood at 52.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Lesotho peaked at 52.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1971.
Lesotho ranks 35th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.4% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.2% | 45.2% | 45.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 47.5% | 50.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 48.7% | 52.9% | 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 tertiary education, academic staff in Lesotho?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Lesotho was 52.6% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Lesotho ranks 35th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.