Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia
Gambia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 92.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia, 2000–2025
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 92.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.3% 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, 68.3%, in 2012.
Gambia ranks 74th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.7% | — |
| 2010 | 82.9% | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 81.2% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | +26.8% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 92.3% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.7% | 68.7% | 68.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 68.3% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 90.3% | 92.9% | 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 92.3% 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 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 68.3% in 2012.
- How does Gambia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Gambia ranks 74th out of 131 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 6.3%. 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release