Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Gambia
Gambia: Teachers in pre-primary education, male was 1,314 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Gambia, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, male in Gambia is 1,314, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in Gambia peaked at 1,496 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 356, in 1999.
Gambia ranks 53rd of 195 countries on this measure, 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, male in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 356 | — |
| 2012 | 945 | +165.4% |
| 2013 | 987 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1,165 | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 1,321 | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 1,458 | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 1,444 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,496 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1,412 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 1,354 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 1,446 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 1,354 | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 1,326 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 1,305 | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 1,314 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 356 | 356 | 356 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,278 | 945 | 1,496 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,350 | 1,305 | 1,446 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 pre-primary education, male in Gambia?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Gambia was 1,314 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,496 in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 356 in 1999.
- How does Gambia rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
- Gambia ranks 53rd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release