Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia
Gambia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 75.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia, 2013–2025
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 75.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia peaked at 76.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.2%, in 2013.
Gambia ranks 77th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 68.2% | — |
| 2014 | 71.5% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 73.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 71.4% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 73.7% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 74.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 76.3% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 74.7% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 76.4% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 75.6% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.9% | 68.2% | 73.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 75.2% | 73.7% | 76.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.12 % change on previous year (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,495 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0148 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 199,300 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6853 % change on previous year (2010)
- 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)
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 75.6% 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 76.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.2% in 2013.
- How does Gambia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Gambia ranks 77th out of 113 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 3.4%. 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release