Secondary education, teachers in Gambia
Gambia: Secondary education, teachers was 25.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, teachers in Gambia, 1971–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 25.2% for secondary education, teachers in 2021.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Gambia peaked at 28.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2014.
That places Gambia 178th out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 26.4% | — |
| 1972 | 23.7% | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 23.4% | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 28.0% | +19.6% |
| 1975 | 22.4% | -19.9% |
| 1976 | 25.6% | +14.4% |
| 1977 | 23.3% | -9.0% |
| 1978 | 25.7% | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 27.8% | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 27.4% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 25.5% | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 26.1% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 25.1% | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 24.0% | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 23.3% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 18.8% | -19.2% |
| 1994 | 16.0% | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 16.2% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.1% | 22.4% | 28.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 25.2% | 23.3% | 27.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 16.0% | 18.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 15.3% | 20.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 24.6% | 25.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,273 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7,222 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 22,110 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,194 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Gambia?
- Secondary education, teachers in Gambia was 25.2% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 1974.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2014.
- How does Gambia rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Gambia ranks 178th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.