Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Gambia
Gambia: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 11.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Gambia, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Gambia is 11.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
That places Gambia 126th out of 131 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9.3% | — |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +1.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 11.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.6%, 59% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 11.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.5%, 59% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 123 Burkina Faso 17.4% compare
- 124 Senegal 14.5%
- 125 Mali 14.1% compare
- 127 Mauritania 10.7% compare
- 128 Ethiopia 9.5%
- 129 Benin 9.4%
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 upper secondary education who are female in Gambia?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Gambia was 11.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2013.
- How does Gambia rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Gambia ranks 126th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper 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.