Teachers in secondary education, male in Lesotho
Lesotho: Teachers in secondary education, male was 2,399 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, male in Lesotho, 1970–2017
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.
Teachers in secondary education, male in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 180 number | — |
| 1976 | 394 number | +118.9% |
| 1993 | 1,284 number | +225.9% |
| 1996 | 1,361 number | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 1,522 number | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 1,614 number | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 1,586 number | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1,602 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1,625 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,703 number | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 1,567 number | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 1,543 number | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1,686 number | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 1,794 number | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 2,237 number | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 2,412 number | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 2,392 number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 2,474 number | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 2,475 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,519 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2,399 number | -4.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2,399 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20,670 number, 12% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2,399 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19,016 number, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, male in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +225.9% | 394 number | 1,284 number |
| 1976 | +118.9% | 180 number | 394 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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
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/