Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia
Gambia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 86.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 86.1% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% 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, 61.4%, in 2012.
That places Gambia 83rd out of 130 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 77.6% | — |
| 2010 | 73.0% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 72.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | +29.0% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 86.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.6% | 77.6% | 77.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 61.4% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 85.4% | 87.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,389 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,238 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,061 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1569 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (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 86.1% 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 61.4% in 2012.
- How does Gambia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Gambia ranks 83rd out of 130 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 1.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release