Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia
Gambia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 97.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Gambia, 2013–2019
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 97.2%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Gambia ranks 20th of 44 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 86.9% | — |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 92.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 98.4% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | -2.8% |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 17 Panama 98.6%
- 18 Cape Verde 97.5% compare
- 19 Lao People's Democratic Republic 97.5% compare
- 21 Costa Rica 97.0% compare
- 22 Macau, China 94.7% compare
- 23 El Salvador 93.2% compare
More education data for Gambia
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.7% (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 97.2% 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 86.9% in 2013.
- How does Gambia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Gambia ranks 20th out of 44 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 11.9%. 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the upper secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female teachers at the upper secondary level.