Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.0927 number per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1970–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0927 number per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in 2017. That is the highest value across all 46 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), per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.0927 number per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0391 number per square kilometre, in 1978.
Lesotho ranks 104th 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 square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0524 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.0471 number per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0462 number per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0464 number per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0424 number per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0412 number per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0397 number per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0391 number per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0403 number per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0421 number per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0441 number per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0426 number per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0441 number per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.044 number per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0435 number per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0443 number per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0436 number per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0437 number per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.042 number per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0426 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0436 number per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0481 number per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0486 number per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0508 number per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0544 number per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0543 number per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0562 number per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0537 number per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.056 number per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0575 number per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0594 number per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0639 number per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.072 number per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0729 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0747 number per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0814 number per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0853 number per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.088 number per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0876 number per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0877 number per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0863 number per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.091 number per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0895 number per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.088 number per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0879 number per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0927 number per square kilometre | +5.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0927 number per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1116 number per square kilometre, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0927 number per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1469 number per square kilometre, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0439 number per square kilometre | 0.0391 number per square kilometre | 0.0524 number per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0434 number per square kilometre | 0.042 number per square kilometre | 0.0443 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0503 number per square kilometre | 0.0426 number per square kilometre | 0.0562 number per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0711 number per square kilometre | 0.056 number per square kilometre | 0.088 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0888 number per square kilometre | 0.0863 number per square kilometre | 0.0927 number per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 101 Madagascar 0.1023 number per square kilometre compare
- 102 Honduras 0.1013 number per square kilometre compare
- 103 Mexico 0.0958 number per square kilometre compare
- 105 Cameroon 0.0909 number per square kilometre compare
- 106 Germany 0.0887 number per square kilometre compare
- 107 British Virgin Islands 0.0867 number per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.0927 number per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0927 number per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0391 number per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Lesotho rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 104th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.