Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Gambia
Gambia: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 25.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Gambia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 25.6% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Gambia peaked at 25.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 1998.
That places Gambia 124th out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.7% | — |
| 1999 | 17.3% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 17.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +7.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 25.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 23.2%, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 25.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.2%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.0% | 16.7% | 17.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 17.0% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 18.9% | 25.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Gambia?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Gambia was 25.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 1998.
- How does Gambia rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Gambia ranks 124th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. 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.