Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Eswatini or Lesotho?

Lesotho, at 2,813 number against 2,730 number in Eswatini as of 2017.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?

43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eswatini vs Lesotho: Teachers in primary education, male

Eswatini

2,730 number

in 2018

Lesotho

2,813 number

in 2017

Eswatini rank

124th

Lesotho rank

122nd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Eswatini
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 2,813 number against 2,730 number in Eswatini, a difference of 83 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Eswatini ranks 124th and Lesotho ranks 122nd of 196 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1970s	583.29 number	1,359 number	775.71 number	Lesotho
1980s	843.2 number	1,318 number	474.5 number	Lesotho
1990s	1,326 number	1,526 number	200 number	Lesotho
2000s	1,821 number	2,111 number	290.11 number	Lesotho
2010s	2,522 number	2,697 number	175.38 number	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Eswatini or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 2,813 number against 2,730 number in Eswatini as of 2017.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Eswatini and Lesotho?: 83 number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Eswatini ranks 124th and Lesotho ranks 122nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/