The Gambia - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in The Gambia was 41.31 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 41.31 in 2021, while its lowest value was 28.56 in 2010.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 33.17
1972 29.85
1973 38.55
1977 30.43
1978 30.35
1979 33.28
1980 33.41
1983 31.08
1984 31.94
1985 32.64
1986 36.19
1989 31.99
1992 30.60
1993 31.16
1994 31.00
1995 31.01
1996 28.99
1997 28.74
1998 29.10
1999 32.21
2000 32.08
2001 32.12
2002 32.11
2003 31.82
2004 32.19
2005 33.53
2006 34.57
2007 32.26
2008 33.38
2010 28.56
2011 28.63
2012 30.31
2013 29.45
2014 33.89
2015 33.08
2016 33.83
2017 35.64
2018 35.52
2019 36.19
2020 39.96
2021 41.31

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs