Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male in Gambia
Gambia: Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male was 94.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male in Gambia, 2010–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in lower secondary education, male in Gambia is 94.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in lower secondary education, male in Gambia peaked at 95.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 2012.
That places Gambia 38th out of 81 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 92.2% | — |
| 2011 | 90.3% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 90.7% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.3% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.8% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 94.4% | -0.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 94.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 76.6%, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 94.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76.6%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.3% | 77.5% | 95.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 94.1% | 94.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 35 Costa Rica 96.8% compare
- 36 El Salvador 96.4% compare
- 37 Namibia 95.7% compare
- 39 Solomon Islands 94.2% compare
- 40 Mauritania 94.1% compare
- 41 Panama 93.8% compare
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 trained teachers in lower secondary education, male in Gambia?
- Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male in Gambia was 94.4% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 2012.
- How does Gambia rank for trained teachers in lower secondary education, male?
- Gambia ranks 38th out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trained teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in lower secondary education are the percentage of lower secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.