Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Gambia
Gambia: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 5,307 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Gambia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 5,307 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 91.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Gambia peaked at 5,307 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,340 number, in 1998.
That places Gambia 103rd out of 141 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Gambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,340 number | — |
| 1999 | 1,434 number | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 1,726 number | +20.4% |
| 2001 | 1,974 number | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 2,145 number | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 2,573 number | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 2,761 number | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 3,022 number | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 2,808 number | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 3,148 number | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 2,760 number | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 2,776 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2,046 number | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 2,480 number | +21.2% |
| 2013 | 2,744 number | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 2,810 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 3,838 number | +36.6% |
| 2017 | 4,199 number | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 5,074 number | +20.8% |
| 2019 | 5,307 number | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,387 number | 1,340 number | 1,434 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,569 number | 1,726 number | 3,148 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,562 number | 2,046 number | 5,307 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1569 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1569 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 236,367 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Gambia?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Gambia was 5,307 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,307 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,340 number in 1998.
- How does Gambia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Gambia ranks 103rd out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.2%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.