Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Gambia
Gambia: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 1,356 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Gambia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Gambia is 1,356 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 134.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Gambia peaked at 1,356 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 224 number, in 1998.
Gambia ranks 107th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 224 number | — |
| 1999 | 248 number | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 299 number | +20.6% |
| 2001 | 340 number | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 365 number | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 460 number | +26.0% |
| 2004 | 530 number | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 567 number | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 533 number | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 576 number | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 578 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 579 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 386 number | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 487 number | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 518 number | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 531 number | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 736 number | +38.6% |
| 2017 | 963 number | +30.8% |
| 2018 | 1,211 number | +25.8% |
| 2019 | 1,356 number | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 236 number | 224 number | 248 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 482.7 number | 299 number | 579 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 773.5 number | 386 number | 1,356 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 104 Maldives 1,876 number compare
- 105 Timor-Leste 1,396 number compare
- 106 Malta 1,375 number compare
- 108 Luxembourg 1,195 number compare
- 109 Belize 1,174 number compare
- 110 Brunei Darussalam 1,007 number compare
More education data for Gambia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 170,483 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.97 % change on previous year (1996)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,299 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 27,304 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Gambia?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Gambia was 1,356 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,356 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 224 number in 1998.
- How does Gambia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Gambia ranks 107th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.