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Lesotho: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

1097count · 2018+220.8% since 2000

Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1970 to 2018.

19702018

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
20181,097
20171,131
2014804
2013986
2012858
2006638
2005558
2003545
2002422
2001380
2000342
1999436
1996574
1994467
1993492
1992490
197161
197061

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-teachers-in-tertiary-education-programmes-both-sexes (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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