How does Lesotho rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?

Lesotho ranks 94th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.

Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Lesotho

Name: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Lesotho
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Lesotho: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0013 number per person in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)

0.0013 number per person

Change on year

up 4.1%

World rank

94th

of 196 countries

All-time high

0.0016 number per person

in 1970

All-time low

0.0007 number per person

in 1990

Years of data

1970–2017

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Lesotho, 1970–2017

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Lesotho is 0.0013 number per person, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0016 number per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 number per person, in 1990.

Lesotho ranks 94th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Lesotho, 1970 to 2017.
Year	number per person	Change
1970	0.0016 number per person	—
1972	0.0013 number per person	-16.3%
1973	0.0012 number per person	-5.2%
1974	0.0012 number per person	-2.8%
1975	0.0011 number per person	-11.8%
1976	0.001 number per person	-5.8%
1977	0.0009 number per person	-6.4%
1978	0.0009 number per person	-4.3%
1979	0.0009 number per person	+0.1%
1980	0.0009 number per person	+1.5%
1981	0.0009 number per person	+1.7%
1982	0.0009 number per person	-6.2%
1983	0.0009 number per person	+0.5%
1984	0.0008 number per person	-3.0%
1985	0.0008 number per person	-3.9%
1986	0.0008 number per person	-0.7%
1987	0.0008 number per person	-3.6%
1988	0.0008 number per person	-1.9%
1989	0.0007 number per person	-5.9%
1990	0.0007 number per person	-0.4%
1991	0.0007 number per person	+0.6%
1992	0.0008 number per person	+8.3%
1993	0.0008 number per person	-0.4%
1994	0.0008 number per person	+3.1%
1995	0.0008 number per person	+6.0%
1996	0.0008 number per person	-1.3%
1997	0.0009 number per person	+2.6%
1999	0.0008 number per person	-5.1%
2000	0.0008 number per person	+4.3%
2001	0.0009 number per person	+2.9%
2002	0.0009 number per person	+3.6%
2003	0.001 number per person	+8.1%
2004	0.0011 number per person	+13.6%
2005	0.0011 number per person	+2.2%
2006	0.0012 number per person	+2.8%
2007	0.0013 number per person	+8.5%
2008	0.0013 number per person	+4.1%
2009	0.0013 number per person	+2.4%
2010	0.0013 number per person	-1.2%
2011	0.0013 number per person	-0.8%
2012	0.0013 number per person	-2.6%
2013	0.0013 number per person	+4.3%
2014	0.0013 number per person	-2.8%
2015	0.0013 number per person	-2.8%
2016	0.0013 number per person	-1.3%
2017	0.0013 number per person	+4.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0011 number per person	0.0009 number per person	0.0016 number per person	9
1980s	0.0008 number per person	0.0007 number per person	0.0009 number per person	10
1990s	0.0008 number per person	0.0007 number per person	0.0009 number per person	9
2000s	0.0011 number per person	0.0008 number per person	0.0013 number per person	10
2010s	0.0013 number per person	0.0013 number per person	0.0013 number per person	8

Countries ranked near Lesotho

91 Bangladesh 0.0014 number per person compare
92 Niger 0.0014 number per person compare
93 Cambodia 0.0013 number per person compare
95 Australia 0.0013 number per person compare
96 Grenada 0.0013 number per person compare
97 Poland 0.0013 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Lesotho?: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Lesotho was 0.0013 number per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 0.0016 number per person in 1970.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 number per person in 1990.
How does Lesotho rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?: Lesotho ranks 94th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total

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Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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About this data

Indicator: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit: number per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 29 September 2026

Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.