Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Gambia
Gambia: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 2,802 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Gambia, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 2,802 number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 90.7% over ten years.
That places Gambia 107th out of 134 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Gambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1,469 number | — |
| 2014 | 1,715 number | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 2,098 number | +22.3% |
| 2017 | 2,346 number | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 2,767 number | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 2,802 number | +1.3% |
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More education data for Gambia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 236,367 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0838 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 206,534 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0732 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.12 % change on previous year (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13,495 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0148 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Gambia?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Gambia was 2,802 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,802 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,469 number in 2013.
- How does Gambia rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Gambia ranks 107th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.7%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.