Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Gambia
Gambia: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male was 86.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Gambia, 2010–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Gambia is 86.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Gambia peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 2011.
Gambia ranks 81st of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 73.0% | — |
| 2011 | 72.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 86.1% | -1.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 86.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 87.5%, 98% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 86.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 94.0%, 92% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.5% | 72.5% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 85.4% | 87.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 78 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 88.3% compare
- 79 Micronesia, Federated States of 87.0% compare
- 80 Burkina Faso 86.7% compare
- 82 Afghanistan 85.4% compare
- 83 Solomon Islands 83.2% compare
- 84 Mongolia 83.1% compare
More education data for Gambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,452 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,389 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,238 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,061 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1569 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Gambia?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male in Gambia was 86.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 2011.
- How does Gambia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
- Gambia ranks 81st out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release