Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Gambia

Gambia: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 3,951 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3,951 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
93rd
of 137 countries
All-time high
3,951 number
in 2019
All-time low
1,116 number
in 1998
Years of data
18
1998–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Gambia, 1998–2019

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1998200820191998: 1.1k number1999: 1.2k number2000: 1.4k number2003: 2.1k number2004: 2.2k number2005: 2.5k number2006: 2.3k number2007: 2.6k number2008: 2.2k number2009: 2.2k number2011: 1.7k number2012: 2.0k number2013: 2.2k number2014: 2.3k number2015: 3.1k number2017: 3.2k number2018: 3.9k number2019: 4.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 3,951 number for teachers in lower secondary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 79.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Gambia peaked at 3,951 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,116 number, in 1998.

Gambia ranks 93rd of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number) in Gambia, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 1,116 number
1999 1,186 number +6.3%
2000 1,427 number +20.3%
2003 2,113 number +48.1%
2004 2,231 number +5.6%
2005 2,455 number +10.0%
2006 2,275 number -7.3%
2007 2,572 number +13.1%
2008 2,182 number -15.2%
2009 2,197 number +0.7%
2011 1,660 number -24.4%
2012 1,993 number +20.1%
2013 2,226 number +11.7%
2014 2,279 number +2.4%
2015 3,102 number +36.1%
2017 3,236 number +4.3%
2018 3,863 number +19.4%
2019 3,951 number +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,151 number 1,116 number 1,186 number 2
2000s 2,182 number 1,427 number 2,572 number 8
2010s 2,789 number 1,660 number 3,951 number 8

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 90 North Macedonia 4,476 number compare
  2. 91 Dominican Republic 4,243 number compare
  3. 92 Mauritania 4,008 number compare
  4. 94 Lithuania 3,816 number compare
  5. 95 Bulgaria 3,441 number compare
  6. 96 Eritrea 3,320 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Gambia?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Gambia was 3,951 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 3,951 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,116 number in 1998.
How does Gambia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
Gambia ranks 93rd out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 79.8%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,917 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/