Qualified and trained teachers in Gambia
Gambia: Qualified and trained teachers was 75.58 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
75.58
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
66th
of 87 countries
All-time high
76.4
in 2024
All-time low
68.21
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2025
Qualified and trained teachers in Gambia, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for qualified and trained teachers in Gambia is 75.58, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, qualified and trained teachers in Gambia peaked at 76.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.21, in 2013.
Gambia ranks 66th of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Qualified and trained teachers in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 68.21 | — |
| 2014 | 71.47 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 73.12 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 71.03 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 69.94 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 71.41 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 73.68 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 74.59 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 76.26 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 74.68 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 76.4 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 75.58 | -1.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 75.58 is above the median for low income countries, which is 66.08, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 75.58 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 79.2, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.86 | 68.21 | 73.12 | 6 |
| 2020s | 75.2 | 73.68 | 76.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.78 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 83.09 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,452 (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is qualified and trained teachers in Gambia?
- Qualified and trained teachers in Gambia was 75.58 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest qualified and trained teachers recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest qualified and trained teachers recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.21 in 2013.
- How does Gambia rank for qualified and trained teachers?
- Gambia ranks 66th out of 87 countries with data for 2025.
- Is qualified and trained teachers 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Qualified and trained teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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