Tertiary education, academic staff in Gambia
Gambia: Tertiary education, academic staff was 20.9% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Tertiary education, academic staff in Gambia, 1995–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2012, tertiary education, academic staff in Gambia stood at 20.9%.
The figure is up 89.7% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Gambia peaked at 23.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2011.
That places Gambia 147th out of 170 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 23.2% | — |
| 1999 | 15.3% | -34.2% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | -17.8% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | +89.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.3% | 15.3% | 23.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 11.0% | 20.9% | 3 |
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More education data for Gambia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Gambia?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Gambia was 20.9% in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2011.
- How does Gambia rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Gambia ranks 147th out of 170 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.