Secondary education, teachers, female in Gambia
Gambia: Secondary education, teachers, female was 3,140 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, teachers, female in Gambia, 1971–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Gambia recorded 3,140 for secondary education, teachers, female in 2021. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and up 379.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in Gambia peaked at 3,140 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 65, in 1973.
Gambia ranks 143rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Secondary education, teachers, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 67 | — |
| 1972 | 66 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 65 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 87 | +33.8% |
| 1975 | 78 | -10.3% |
| 1976 | 89 | +14.1% |
| 1977 | 102 | +14.6% |
| 1978 | 112 | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 136 | +21.4% |
| 1980 | 147 | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 158 | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 202 | +27.8% |
| 1984 | 208 | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 219 | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 153 | -30.1% |
| 1993 | 198 | +29.4% |
| 1994 | 180 | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 197 | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 259 | +31.5% |
| 2013 | 655 | +152.9% |
| 2014 | 694 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 935 | +34.7% |
| 2017 | 1,219 | +30.4% |
| 2018 | 1,525 | +25.1% |
| 2019 | 1,679 | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 2,719 | +61.9% |
| 2021 | 3,140 | +15.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, female in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +152.9% | 259 | 655 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.11 | 65 | 136 | 9 |
| 1980s | 181.17 | 147 | 219 | 6 |
| 1990s | 208.5 | 180 | 259 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1,118 | 655 | 1,679 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2,930 | 2,719 | 3,140 | 2 |
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 secondary education, teachers, female in Gambia?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in Gambia was 3,140 in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,140 in 2021.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65 in 1973.
- How does Gambia rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
- Gambia ranks 143rd out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 379.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.