Lesotho | Primary education, teachers (% female)
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Development relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school. Statistical concept and methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Kingdom of Lesotho
Records
63
Source
Lesotho | Primary education, teachers (% female)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 59.86376953
1971
1972 63.69411087
1973 64.51531219
1974 65.93379974
1975 69.54566956
1976 70.42286682
1977 71.97955322
1978 73.12825012
1979 74.40402222
1980 74.90680695
1981 74.97196198
1982 75.58074188
1983 76.4021225
1984 76.36331177
1985 76.69080353
1986 76.70188904
1987 77.46598816
1988 78.61514282
1989 79.68126678
1990 79.9317627
1991 80.17951202
1992 79.30789948
1993 79.7723465
1994 79.26812744
1995 79.13668823
1996 79.12129974
1997 78.92198944
1998
1999 80.18237305
2000 80.18186188
2001 80.07303619
2002 79.75977325
2003 79.13707733
2004 78.11467743
2005 78.19577789
2006 78.23959351
2007 77.07366943
2008 77.0728302
2009 76.83773041
2010 76.87696075
2011 76.5951767
2012 76.5982132
2013 75.60048676
2014 75.66938019
2015 75.56266785
2016 75.02572632
2017 74.80970764
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Lesotho | Primary education, teachers (% female)
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Development relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school. Statistical concept and methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Kingdom of Lesotho
Records
63
Source