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Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Gambia

Gambia: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.6369 number per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.6369 number per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
22nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.6369 number per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0411 number per square kilometre
in 1973
Years of data
37
1971–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Gambia, 1971–2019

00.20.40.61971199520191971: 0.041 number per square kilometre1972: 0.042 number per square kilometre1973: 0.041 number per square kilometre1977: 0.065 number per square kilometre1978: 0.075 number per square kilometre1979: 0.082 number per square kilometre1980: 0.091 number per square kilometre1983: 0.17 number per square kilometre1984: 0.174 number per square kilometre1985: 0.183 number per square kilometre1986: 0.188 number per square kilometre1989: 0.175 number per square kilometre1992: 0.197 number per square kilometre1993: 0.217 number per square kilometre1994: 0.215 number per square kilometre1995: 0.23 number per square kilometre1996: 0.289 number per square kilometre1997: 0.309 number per square kilometre1998: 0.302 number per square kilometre1999: 0.309 number per square kilometre2000: 0.313 number per square kilometre2001: 0.315 number per square kilometre2003: 0.336 number per square kilometre2004: 0.356 number per square kilometre2005: 0.369 number per square kilometre2006: 0.349 number per square kilometre2007: 0.416 number per square kilometre2008: 0.423 number per square kilometre2010: 0.431 number per square kilometre2011: 0.428 number per square kilometre2012: 0.496 number per square kilometre2013: 0.494 number per square kilometre2014: 0.402 number per square kilometre2015: 0.523 number per square kilometre2017: 0.542 number per square kilometre2018: 0.618 number per square kilometre2019: 0.637 number per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 0.6369 number per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in 2019. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Gambia peaked at 0.6369 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0411 number per square kilometre, in 1973.

Gambia ranks 22nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Gambia, year by year

Year number per square kilometre Change
1971 0.0412 number per square kilometre —
1972 0.0425 number per square kilometre +3.1%
1973 0.0411 number per square kilometre -3.3%
1977 0.0646 number per square kilometre +57.2%
1978 0.0753 number per square kilometre +16.5%
1979 0.0818 number per square kilometre +8.7%
1980 0.0906 number per square kilometre +10.7%
1983 0.1705 number per square kilometre +88.1%
1984 0.1739 number per square kilometre +2.0%
1985 0.1829 number per square kilometre +5.2%
1986 0.1878 number per square kilometre +2.7%
1989 0.175 number per square kilometre -6.8%
1992 0.1972 number per square kilometre +12.7%
1993 0.2172 number per square kilometre +10.1%
1994 0.2153 number per square kilometre -0.9%
1995 0.2297 number per square kilometre +6.7%
1996 0.2889 number per square kilometre +25.8%
1997 0.3092 number per square kilometre +7.0%
1998 0.3021 number per square kilometre -2.3%
1999 0.3088 number per square kilometre +2.2%
2000 0.313 number per square kilometre +1.4%
2001 0.3153 number per square kilometre +0.7%
2003 0.3359 number per square kilometre +6.5%
2004 0.356 number per square kilometre +6.0%
2005 0.3689 number per square kilometre +3.6%
2006 0.3486 number per square kilometre -5.5%
2007 0.4163 number per square kilometre +19.4%
2008 0.4232 number per square kilometre +1.7%
2010 0.4313 number per square kilometre +1.9%
2011 0.4284 number per square kilometre -0.7%
2012 0.4962 number per square kilometre +15.8%
2013 0.4939 number per square kilometre -0.5%
2014 0.4019 number per square kilometre -18.6%
2015 0.5225 number per square kilometre +30.0%
2017 0.5424 number per square kilometre +3.8%
2018 0.6177 number per square kilometre +13.9%
2019 0.6369 number per square kilometre +3.1%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 0.6369 number per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1494 number per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 0.6369 number per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1469 number per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1983 +88.1% 0.0906 number per square kilometre 0.1705 number per square kilometre
1977 +57.2% 0.0411 number per square kilometre 0.0646 number per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0578 number per square kilometre 0.0411 number per square kilometre 0.0818 number per square kilometre 6
1980s 0.1635 number per square kilometre 0.0906 number per square kilometre 0.1878 number per square kilometre 6
1990s 0.2586 number per square kilometre 0.1972 number per square kilometre 0.3092 number per square kilometre 8
2000s 0.3597 number per square kilometre 0.313 number per square kilometre 0.4232 number per square kilometre 8
2010s 0.5079 number per square kilometre 0.4019 number per square kilometre 0.6369 number per square kilometre 9

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 19 Barbados 0.7628 number per square kilometre compare
  2. 20 Tuvalu 0.7333 number per square kilometre compare
  3. 21 India 0.666 number per square kilometre compare
  4. 23 Togo 0.6197 number per square kilometre compare
  5. 24 Uganda 0.5884 number per square kilometre compare
  6. 25 Sao Tome and Principe 0.5604 number per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Gambia?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Gambia was 0.6369 number per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6369 number per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0411 number per square kilometre in 1973.
How does Gambia rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 22nd out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,292 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.