Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia
Gambia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 95.3% 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 95.3% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2019.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 3.3% 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, 77.8%, in 2012.
Gambia ranks 26th of 59 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 | 92.2% | — |
| 2012 | 77.8% | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 87.4% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 90.5% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | -4.7% |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 23 Costa Rica 97.0% compare
- 24 Kenya 96.8%
- 25 Cape Verde 95.8% compare
- 27 Maldives 94.1% compare
- 28 Panama 94.0% compare
- 29 El Salvador 93.2% compare
More education data for Gambia
- 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)
- 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 years (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 95.3% 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 77.8% in 2012.
- How does Gambia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Gambia ranks 26th out of 59 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 3.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of 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 teachers at the lower secondary level.