Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0015 number per person in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Gambia, 1971–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.0015 number per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2019. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.0015 number per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 number per person, in 1972.
That places Gambia 178th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0004 number per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0003 number per person | -14.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 number per person | +38.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 number per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 number per person | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 number per person | +20.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 number per person | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.001 number per person | +52.0% |
| 1984 | 0.001 number per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.001 number per person | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 number per person | +15.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 number per person | -31.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 number per person | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 number per person | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 number per person | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 number per person | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 number per person | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 number per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 number per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.001 number per person | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 0.001 number per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.001 number per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.001 number per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.001 number per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 number per person | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 number per person | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 number per person | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 number per person | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 number per person | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 number per person | -23.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 number per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 number per person | +21.9% |
| 2013 | 0.001 number per person | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.001 number per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 number per person | +22.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 number per person | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 number per person | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 number per person | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 number per person | 0.0003 number per person | 0.0006 number per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 number per person | 0.0006 number per person | 0.0012 number per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 number per person | 0.0008 number per person | 0.001 number per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 number per person | 0.001 number per person | 0.0012 number per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 number per person | 0.0009 number per person | 0.0015 number per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,452 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,389 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,238 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,061 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Gambia?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Gambia was 0.0015 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 number per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 number per person in 1972.
- How does Gambia rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Gambia ranks 178th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.