Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita was 0.0012 units per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita in Gambia, 1971–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, female, per capita in Gambia is 0.0012 units per person, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 291.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.0012 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 1973.
That places Gambia 161st out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | +30.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per person | -13.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 units per person | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per person | +17.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per person | +18.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per person | -35.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per person | +27.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per person | +56.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 units per person | +31.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 units per person | +23.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 units per person | +22.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 units per person | +58.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 units per person | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 2 |
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More education data for Gambia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 236,367 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0838 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 206,534 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0732 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, female, per capita in Gambia?
- Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita in Gambia was 0.0012 units per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1973.
- How does Gambia rank for secondary education, teachers, female, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 161st out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 291.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers, female Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.