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

Gambia, at 3,656 number against 3,612 number in Guyana as of 2019.

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

21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.

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.

Gambia vs Guyana: Teachers in primary education, female

Gambia

3,656 number

in 2019

Guyana

3,612 number

in 2012

Gambia rank

149th

Guyana rank

150th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Gambia
Guyana

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 3,656 number against 3,612 number in Guyana, a difference of 44 number.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 149th and Guyana ranks 150th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1970s	309.5 number	2,831 number	2,522 number	Guyana
1980s	727.67 number	2,540 number	1,812 number	Guyana
1990s	1,133 number	2,980 number	1,847 number	Guyana
2000s	1,771 number	3,610 number	1,838 number	Guyana
2010s	1,889 number	3,571 number	1,682 number	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Gambia or Guyana?: Gambia, at 3,656 number against 3,612 number in Guyana as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Gambia and Guyana?: 44 number, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guyana?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Gambia and Guyana rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Gambia ranks 149th and Guyana ranks 150th 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.