Ease of ... Doing business 2009 rank Doing business 2008 rank Change in rank Getting credit 84 79 –5 142 141 –1 54 52 –2 Trading across borders 141 132 –9 Enforcing contracts 104 106 +2 Closing a business 69 65 –4 Protecting investors Paying taxes Source: World Bank Doing Business Survey 2009. EDUCATION Trend of key primary education indicators in Lesotho, 2002–2006 Year 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 418,668 429,720 427,009 422,278 424,855 Number of primary school teachers (’000) 8,908 9,294 9,705 10,154 10,418 Number of primary schools 1,333 1,355 1,412 1,419 1,455 Per cent annual change in enrolment 0.89 2.63 –0.63 –1.11 No change Pupil-teacher ratio 1:47 1:46 1:44 1:42 1:41 Pupil-classroom ratio 1:63 1:65 1:60 1:55 1:52 School-pupil ratio 1:314 1:317 1:301 1:301 1:301 Enrolment (’000) Trend of key secondary education indicators in Lesotho, 2002–2006 Year 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 81,130 83,104 88,142 93,096 94,545 Number of schools 224 228 234 235 240 Number of teachers 3,384 3,470 3,456 3,495 3,673 Per cent growth in enrolment 4.12 2.43 6.06 5.62 No change Student-teacher ratio 1:24 1:23.9 1:25 1:26.6 1:25.7 Enrolment (’000) xii