Gambia vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Gambia
46.5%
in 2025
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)
49.4%
in 2024
Gambia rank
188th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank
190th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Gambia
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) currently reports 49.4% against 46.5% in Gambia, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)'s figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
Gambia ranks 188th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 190th of 212 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.6% | 37.4% | 4.8% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) |
| 1980s | 32.9% | 39.4% | 6.5% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 42.9% | 12.5% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 44.3% | 11.6% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 46.2% | 13.2% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 48.9% | 5.2% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Gambia or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd), at 49.4% against 46.5% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Gambia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- 2.9%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Gambia ranks 188th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 190th of 212 countries.
- 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