Primary education, teachers, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0048 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Gambia, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.0048 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.0049 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 units per person, in 1972.
That places Gambia 108th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0012 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0012 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 units per person | +16.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0016 units per person | +12.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 units per person | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0019 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0026 units per person | +35.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0032 units per person | +20.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0032 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0033 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0028 units per person | -16.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0026 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0024 units per person | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0025 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0027 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0027 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 units per person | +18.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0033 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0032 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0033 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0035 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 units per person | -38.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0033 units per person | +35.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.004 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0047 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0048 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0049 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0049 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0048 units per person | -2.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0048 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.004 units per person, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0048 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0043 units per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, per capita in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -38.6% | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0022 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 6 |
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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Gambia?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Gambia was 0.0048 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0049 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 1972.
- How does Gambia rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 108th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.