ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) vs Gambia: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
50.7%
in 2020
Gambia
46.5%
in 2025
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank
185th
Gambia rank
188th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Gambia
How they compare
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) currently reports 50.7% against 46.5% in Gambia, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)'s figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) has been ahead every year.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 185th and Gambia ranks 188th of 221 groups.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.8% | 30.7% | 11.1% | ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 32.7% | 11.0% | ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 33.0% | 16.3% | ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 40.0% | 10.7% | ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) or Gambia?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), at 50.7% against 46.5% in Gambia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) and Gambia?
- 4.2%, with ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) and Gambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
- How do ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) and Gambia rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 185th and Gambia ranks 188th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release