Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia
Gambia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 96.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia, 2010–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia is 96.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia peaked at 97.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 2012.
That places Gambia 39th out of 84 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 97.2% | — |
| 2011 | 96.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 79.1% | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 87.4% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 95.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 97.2% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 96.0% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.6% | 79.1% | 97.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 95.8% | 97.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 170,483 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.97 % change on previous year (1996)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,299 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 27,304 (2024)
- 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)
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 96.0% in 2025, 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 97.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 2012.
- How does Gambia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Gambia ranks 39th out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release