Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in Gambia

Gambia: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female was 97.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
97.2%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
14th
of 22 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2018
All-time low
92.5%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2014–2019

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

0204060801002014201620192014: 94.5 %2015: 92.5 %2017: 98.4 %2018: 100 %2019: 97.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 97.2% for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2019.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Gambia ranks 14th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female (%) in Gambia, 2014 to 2019.
Year % Change
2014 94.5%
2015 92.5% -2.1%
2017 98.4% +6.5%
2018 100.0% +1.6%
2019 97.2% -2.8%

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 11 Colombia 99.8%
  2. 12 Albania 99.6%
  3. 13 Costa Rica 99.2% compare
  4. 15 Ecuador 95.0% compare
  5. 16 Brunei Darussalam 94.5% compare
  6. 17 China 89.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in Gambia?
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female in Gambia was 97.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 92.5% in 2015.
How does Gambia rank for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female?
Gambia ranks 14th out of 22 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 232 data points, 2009–2019
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/