Primary education, teachers in Gambia
Gambia: Primary education, teachers was 46.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Gambia, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 46.5% for primary education, teachers in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Gambia peaked at 46.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 1997.
That places Gambia 177th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 33.2% | — |
| 1972 | 29.9% | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 38.6% | +29.1% |
| 1977 | 30.4% | -21.1% |
| 1978 | 30.3% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 33.3% | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 33.4% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 31.1% | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 31.9% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 32.6% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 36.2% | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 32.0% | -11.6% |
| 1992 | 30.6% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 31.2% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 31.0% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 29.0% | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 28.7% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 29.1% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 32.2% | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 32.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 32.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 32.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 34.6% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 32.3% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 44.2% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 46.8% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 46.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.6% | 29.9% | 38.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 32.9% | 31.1% | 36.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 28.7% | 32.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 31.8% | 34.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 30.0% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 40.0% | 46.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 174 Solomon Islands 47.5% compare
- 175 Mozambique 47.3% compare
- 176 Malawi 47.1% compare
- 178 Bhutan 45.8% compare
- 179 Ethiopia 44.8% compare
- 180 Equatorial Guinea 44.4% compare
More education data for Gambia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13,495 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Gambia?
- Primary education, teachers in Gambia was 46.5% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 1997.
- How does Gambia rank for primary education, teachers?
- Gambia ranks 177th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.