Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia
Gambia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 95.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia, 2011–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 95.1% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 2012.
Gambia ranks 24th of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 92.9% | — |
| 2012 | 77.5% | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | -4.9% |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 21 Lao People's Democratic Republic 98.1% compare
- 22 Colombia 97.6% compare
- 23 Costa Rica 97.0% compare
- 25 Cape Verde 94.5% compare
- 26 Mauritania 94.1% compare
- 27 Panama 93.8% compare
More education data for Gambia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,273 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7,222 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 22,110 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,194 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia was 95.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 2012.
- How does Gambia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Gambia ranks 24th out of 54 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male teachers at the lower secondary level.