Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Cyprus or Gambia?

Cyprus, at 4,018 number against 3,656 number in Gambia as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Gambia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cyprus vs Gambia: Teachers in primary education, female

Cyprus

4,018 number

in 2018

Gambia

3,656 number

in 2019

Cyprus rank

147th

Gambia rank

149th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Cyprus
Gambia

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 4,018 number against 3,656 number in Gambia, a difference of 362 number.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Cyprus has been ahead every year.

Cyprus ranks 147th and Gambia ranks 149th of 196 countries.

Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	979.83 number	280.33 number	699.5 number	Cyprus
1980s	1,127 number	812 number	315 number	Cyprus
1990s	2,319 number	1,120 number	1,199 number	Cyprus
2000s	2,856 number	1,749 number	1,107 number	Cyprus
2010s	3,523 number	2,367 number	1,156 number	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Cyprus or Gambia?: Cyprus, at 4,018 number against 3,656 number in Gambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Cyprus and Gambia?: 362 number, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Gambia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Cyprus and Gambia rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Cyprus ranks 147th and Gambia ranks 149th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.