Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Gambia
Gambia: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 2,047 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Gambia, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in Gambia is 2,047 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 83.8% on the previous year and up 103.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Gambia peaked at 2,047 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 433 number, in 1999.
That places Gambia 127th out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 433 number | — |
| 2012 | 1,008 number | +132.8% |
| 2013 | 1,161 number | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 1,211 number | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 1,450 number | +19.7% |
| 2017 | 1,628 number | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 1,114 number | -31.6% |
| 2019 | 2,047 number | +83.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 433 number | 433 number | 433 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,374 number | 1,008 number | 2,047 number | 7 |
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More education data for Gambia
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13,495 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Gambia?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Gambia was 2,047 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,047 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 433 number in 1999.
- How does Gambia rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Gambia ranks 127th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.1%. 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.