Teachers in secondary education, male in Lesotho

Lesotho: Teachers in secondary education, male was 2,399 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
2,399 number
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
145th
of 190 countries
All-time high
2,519 number
in 2016
All-time low
180 number
in 1970
Years of data
21
1970–2017

Teachers in secondary education, male in Lesotho, 1970–2017

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1970199320171970: 180 number1976: 394 number1993: 1.3k number1996: 1.4k number1997: 1.5k number1999: 1.6k number2000: 1.6k number2001: 1.6k number2002: 1.6k number2003: 1.7k number2004: 1.6k number2005: 1.5k number2006: 1.7k number2007: 1.8k number2010: 2.2k number2012: 2.4k number2013: 2.4k number2014: 2.5k number2015: 2.5k number2016: 2.5k number2017: 2.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, teachers in secondary education, male in Lesotho stood at 2,399 number.

The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Lesotho peaked at 2,519 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 180 number, in 1970.

That places Lesotho 145th out of 190 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 287 number 180 number 394 number 2
1990s 1,445 number 1,284 number 1,614 number 4
2000s 1,638 number 1,543 number 1,794 number 8
2010s 2,415 number 2,237 number 2,519 number 7

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 142 Gabon 2,577 number compare
  2. 143 Luxembourg 2,506 number compare
  3. 144 Latvia 2,438 number compare
  4. 146 Central African Republic 2,317 number compare
  5. 147 Cyprus 2,270 number compare
  6. 148 Fiji 2,143 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Lesotho?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Lesotho was 2,399 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 2,519 number in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 180 number in 1970.
How does Lesotho rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Lesotho ranks 145th out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). 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/