Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Gambia
Gambia: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 3,609 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Gambia, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 3,609 for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 164.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Gambia peaked at 3,609 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 433, in 1999.
That places Gambia 115th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 433 | — |
| 2012 | 1,008 | +132.8% |
| 2013 | 1,127 | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 1,236 | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 1,365 | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 1,614 | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 1,686 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 1,976 | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 2,047 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 2,289 | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 2,600 | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 2,951 | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 3,283 | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 3,500 | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 3,609 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 433 | 433 | 433 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,507 | 1,008 | 2,047 | 8 |
| 2020s | 3,039 | 2,289 | 3,609 | 6 |
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 teachers in pre-primary education, female in Gambia?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Gambia was 3,609 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,609 in 2025.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 433 in 1999.
- How does Gambia rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Gambia ranks 115th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.4%. 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 pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release