Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Gambia

Gambia: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 89.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
89.6%
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
45th
of 52 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2018
All-time low
86.8%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2014–2019

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Gambia, 2014–2019

0204060801002014201620192014: 91.4 %2015: 86.8 %2017: 89.1 %2018: 100 %2019: 89.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Gambia stood at 89.6%.

That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

That places Gambia 45th out of 52 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%) in Gambia, 2014 to 2019.
Year % Change
2014 91.4%
2015 86.8% -5.0%
2017 89.1% +2.6%
2018 100.0% +12.3%
2019 89.6% -10.4%

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 42 Bahamas 91.1% compare
  2. 43 Chad 90.3% compare
  3. 44 Ecuador 90.1% compare
  4. 46 Albania 88.1% compare
  5. 47 Seychelles 87.8% compare
  6. 48 Belize 83.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Gambia?
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Gambia was 89.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 86.8% in 2015.
How does Gambia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
Gambia ranks 45th out of 52 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 522 data points, 2007–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of teachers by level of education taught (pre-primary, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) who have at least the minimum academic qualifications required for teaching their subjects at the relevant level in a given country, in a given academic year. A high value indicates that students are being taught by teachers who are academically well qualified in the subjects they teach. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/