Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Lesotho

Lesotho: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 2,813 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
2,813 number
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
122nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
2,813 number
in 2017
All-time low
1,188 number
in 1978
Years of data
48
1970–2017

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Lesotho, 1970–2017

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Lesotho stood at 2,813 number. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.

The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Lesotho peaked at 2,813 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,188 number, in 1978.

Lesotho ranks 122nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Lesotho, 1970 to 2017.
Year number Change
1970 1,591 number —
1971 1,510 number -5.1%
1972 1,429 number -5.4%
1973 1,402 number -1.9%
1974 1,410 number +0.6%
1975 1,287 number -8.7%
1976 1,252 number -2.7%
1977 1,206 number -3.7%
1978 1,188 number -1.5%
1979 1,224 number +3.0%
1980 1,279 number +4.5%
1981 1,339 number +4.7%
1982 1,293 number -3.4%
1983 1,338 number +3.5%
1984 1,335 number -0.2%
1985 1,320 number -1.1%
1986 1,345 number +1.9%
1987 1,325 number -1.5%
1988 1,328 number +0.2%
1989 1,275 number -4.0%
1990 1,294 number +1.5%
1991 1,325 number +2.4%
1992 1,459 number +10.1%
1993 1,475 number +1.1%
1994 1,541 number +4.5%
1995 1,653 number +7.3%
1996 1,649 number -0.2%
1997 1,705 number +3.4%
1998 1,668 number -2.2%
1999 1,630 number -2.2%
2000 1,700 number +4.3%
2001 1,746 number +2.7%
2002 1,803 number +3.3%
2003 1,939 number +7.5%
2004 2,187 number +12.8%
2005 2,214 number +1.2%
2006 2,267 number +2.4%
2007 2,471 number +9.0%
2008 2,591 number +4.9%
2009 2,672 number +3.1%
2010 2,661 number -0.4%
2011 2,663 number +0.1%
2012 2,621 number -1.6%
2013 2,763 number +5.4%
2014 2,717 number -1.7%
2015 2,671 number -1.7%
2016 2,669 number -0.1%
2017 2,813 number +5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,350 number 1,188 number 1,591 number 10
1980s 1,318 number 1,275 number 1,345 number 10
1990s 1,540 number 1,294 number 1,705 number 10
2000s 2,159 number 1,700 number 2,672 number 10
2010s 2,697 number 2,621 number 2,813 number 8

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 119 Georgia 3,159 number compare
  2. 120 Comoros 3,122 number compare
  3. 121 Azerbaijan 3,010 number compare
  4. 123 Austria 2,807 number compare
  5. 124 Eswatini 2,730 number compare
  6. 125 Qatar 2,677 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Lesotho?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Lesotho was 2,813 number in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 2,813 number in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 1,188 number in 1978.
How does Lesotho rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Lesotho ranks 122nd out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,130 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.