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The Gambia - Trained teachers in primary education

Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers)

Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers) in The Gambia was 90.25 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 100.00 in 2018, while its lowest value was 68.27 in 2012.

Definition: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.

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

Year	Value
2000	68.72
2011	89.30
2012	68.27
2013	86.77
2014	91.41
2015	86.84
2017	89.08
2018	100.00
2019	89.63
2020	90.25

Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers)

Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers) in The Gambia was 85.97 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 100.00 in 2018, while its lowest value was 61.41 in 2012.

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

Year	Value
2000	77.59
2011	89.92
2012	61.41
2013	79.89
2014	90.26
2015	85.31
2017	87.01
2018	100.00
2019	86.83
2020	85.97

Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers)

Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers) in The Gambia was 87.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 100.00 in 2018, while its lowest value was 63.49 in 2012.

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

Year	Value
2000	74.74
2011	89.74
2012	63.49
2013	81.92
2014	90.65
2015	85.81
2017	87.75
2018	100.00
2019	87.84
2020	87.68

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs