Lesotho - Pupil teacher ratio

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Lesotho was 18.46 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 24.38 in 2010, while its lowest value was 13.08 in 2014.

Definition: Preprimary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in preprimary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1998 18.31
2000 18.67
2001 20.39
2002 20.48
2003 20.48
2005 19.42
2010 24.38
2013 18.35
2014 13.08
2015 17.30
2016 18.46

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Lesotho was 32.95 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 56.44 in 1987, while its lowest value was 32.63 in 2013.

Definition: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 44.25
1971 44.22
1972 44.82
1973 47.45
1974 52.68
1975 52.51
1976 52.45
1977 52.51
1978 51.69
1979 49.27
1980 48.04
1981 48.42
1982 52.49
1983 51.07
1984 52.67
1985 55.45
1986 55.28
1987 56.44
1988 55.64
1989 55.59
1990 54.53
1991 54.02
1992 51.43
1993 48.58
1994 49.37
1995 47.71
1996 47.43
1997 45.60
1999 44.37
2000 47.88
2001 47.36
2002 47.00
2003 46.24
2004 42.73
2005 41.59
2006 40.78
2007 37.20
2008 35.04
2009 33.76
2010 33.77
2011 33.88
2012 34.08
2013 32.63
2014 32.78
2015 33.09
2016 33.76
2017 32.95

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Lesotho was 25.34 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 46.56 in 1970, while its lowest value was 18.41 in 1991.

Definition: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 46.56
1971 21.29
1972 19.54
1975 23.60
1976 23.32
1977 22.14
1978 21.16
1979 20.94
1980 19.47
1981 19.70
1982 18.89
1983 19.10
1984 19.61
1985 19.69
1986 20.13
1987 20.91
1988 20.95
1989 20.08
1991 18.41
1993 21.70
1994 23.50
1996 23.67
1997 22.85
1999 22.24
2000 22.06
2001 22.94
2002 23.20
2003 23.18
2004 25.12
2005 27.04
2006 25.79
2007 25.40
2008 23.76
2009 23.34
2010 24.48
2011 24.77
2012 24.69
2013 24.14
2014 23.47
2015 23.95
2016 23.17
2017 25.34

Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary

Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Lesotho was 19.68 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 29.73 in 2012, while its lowest value was 6.03 in 1971.

Definition: Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.59
1971 6.03
1992 7.56
1993 8.13
1994 9.35
1996 8.04
1999 9.28
2000 13.07
2001 13.09
2002 11.86
2003 11.21
2005 14.19
2006 13.32
2012 29.73
2013 24.41
2014 29.28
2017 19.96
2018 19.68

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs