Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0026 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Gambia, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.0026 units per person for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.0028 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per person, in 1973.
Gambia ranks 20th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0008 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.001 units per person | +39.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 units per person | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0022 units per person | +69.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0022 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0018 units per person | -17.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0018 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 units per person | +22.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 units per person | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 units per person | -35.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 units per person | +42.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0026 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0026 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0026 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0026 units per person | -1.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0026 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0021 units per person, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0026 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.002 units per person, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +69.0% | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0022 units per person |
| 2013 | +42.6% | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0023 units per person |
| 1977 | +39.2% | 0.0007 units per person | 0.001 units per person |
| 2010 | -35.8% | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0015 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 6 |
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, male (number), per capita in Gambia?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Gambia was 0.0026 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 1973.
- How does Gambia rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
- Gambia ranks 20th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (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, male (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.