Teachers in primary education, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Teachers in primary education, male was 2,813 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Lesotho, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 2,813 number for teachers in primary education, male 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 in Lesotho peaked at 2,813 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,188 number, in 1978.
That places Lesotho 122nd out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,332 number | 1,188 number | 1,591 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 1,318 number | 1,275 number | 1,345 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,526 number | 1,294 number | 1,705 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,159 number | 1,700 number | 2,672 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,697 number | 2,621 number | 2,813 number | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Lesotho?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Lesotho was 2,813 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2,813 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,188 number in 1978.
- How does Lesotho rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Lesotho ranks 122nd out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, male 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/