Trained teachers in secondary education in Gambia
Gambia: Trained teachers in secondary education was 72.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in secondary education in Gambia, 2013–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 72.3% for trained teachers in secondary education in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education in Gambia peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 72.3%, in 2021.
Gambia ranks 80th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in secondary education in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 89.8% | — |
| 2014 | 93.9% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 91.7% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 95.9% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 74.1% | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 72.3% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.4% | 89.8% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 72.3% | 74.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 77 Marshall Islands 74.4%
- 78 British Virgin Islands 72.8% compare
- 79 Senegal 72.7% compare
- 81 Brazil 71.8%
- 82 Belize 71.0% compare
- 83 Rwanda 69.0% 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 secondary education in Gambia?
- Trained teachers in secondary education in Gambia was 72.3% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.3% in 2021.
- How does Gambia rank for trained teachers in secondary education?
- Gambia ranks 80th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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 Trained teachers in secondary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.