Lesotho: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary

Key figures

Since 1998 it is up 0.8% from 18.31 in 1998. The World Bank has no value for 8 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2016, Lesotho had the 7th highest value of the 14 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Lesotho in the 2016 ranking

• Yemen, Rep. — 3rd of 14: 26.41
• Naoero — 4th of 14: 22.5
• Honduras — 5th of 14: 19.34
• Tunisia — 7th of 14: 15.24
• Croatia — 8th of 14: 12.94
• Hungary — 9th of 14: 11.8

What this measures

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

Limitations: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 11 values

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in nearby economies

• Benin — 23.97 (2018)
• Burkina Faso — 17.21 (2018)
• Burundi — 38.19 (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 16.33 (2018)
• Cameroon — 20.26 (2018)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 23.29 (2015)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 21.1 (2018)
• Eritrea — 29.35 (2018)
• Ghana — 29.95 (2019)
• Kenya — 28.87 (2016)
• Madagascar — 22.13 (2018)

More education data for Lesotho

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 309,480 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 80.18% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 78.6% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 81.75% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 10,388 (2024)
• Primary education, teachers (% female) — 74.46% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Lesotho's pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?

18.46 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1998?

It is up 0.8% from 18.31 in 1998. The highest value was 24.38 in 2010 and the lowest 13.08 in 2014.

How does Lesotho rank?

7th highest of 14 economies with data for 2016.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRE.ENRL.TC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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