Gambia vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Gambia
25.2%
in 2021
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
34.6%
in 2024
Gambia rank
190th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
190th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Gambia
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 34.6% against 25.2% in Gambia, a difference of 9.4%.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.4 times Gambia's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 190th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 190th of 210 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.6% | 36.4% | 10.8% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 25.2% | 33.1% | 7.9% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 33.5% | 16.5% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 32.2% | 14.6% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 33.9% | 9.0% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, Gambia or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 34.6% against 25.2% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Gambia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 9.4%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2021.
- How do Gambia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Gambia ranks 190th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 190th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in secondary 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