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.
Teachers in primary education, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,591 number | — |
| 1972 | 1,429 number | -10.2% |
| 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% |
| 1999 | 1,630 number | -4.4% |
| 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% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2,813 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,571 number, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2,813 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,808 number, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 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/