Teachers in primary education, male in Gambia
Gambia: Teachers in primary education, male was 6,445 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, male in Gambia, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Gambia is 6,445 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Gambia peaked at 6,445 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 416 number, in 1973.
That places Gambia 102nd out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, male in Gambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 417 number | — |
| 1972 | 430 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 416 number | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 654 number | +57.2% |
| 1978 | 762 number | +16.5% |
| 1979 | 828 number | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 917 number | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 1,725 number | +88.1% |
| 1984 | 1,760 number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 1,851 number | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 1,901 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 1,771 number | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 1,996 number | +12.7% |
| 1993 | 2,198 number | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 2,179 number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 2,325 number | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 2,924 number | +25.8% |
| 1997 | 3,129 number | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 3,057 number | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 3,125 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 3,168 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 3,191 number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 3,399 number | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 3,603 number | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 3,733 number | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 3,528 number | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 4,213 number | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 4,283 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 4,365 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 4,335 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 5,022 number | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 4,998 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 4,067 number | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 5,288 number | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 5,489 number | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 6,251 number | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 6,445 number | +3.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 6,445 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 35,523 number, 18% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 6,445 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,808 number, 20% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +88.1% | 917 number | 1,725 number |
| 1977 | +57.2% | 416 number | 654 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 584.5 number | 416 number | 828 number | 6 |
| 1980s | 1,654 number | 917 number | 1,901 number | 6 |
| 1990s | 2,617 number | 1,996 number | 3,129 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 3,640 number | 3,168 number | 4,283 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 5,140 number | 4,067 number | 6,445 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Gambia?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Gambia was 6,445 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,445 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 416 number in 1973.
- How does Gambia rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Gambia ranks 102nd out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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/