Gambia, The: Secondary education, teachers

Key figures

Since 1971 it is up 4,802% from 254 in 1971 (8.1% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 20 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2021, Gambia, The's secondary education, teachers rose 12.8% on 2020 (from 11,036 to 12,452).

Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2020), the average change was +10.9% and a typical year strayed about 13.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 36.1% in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 24% in 1986. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 969.75 a year. A straight line explains 92% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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Closest to Gambia, The in the 2021 ranking

• Cambodia — 2nd of 7: 107,312
• Kuwait — 3rd of 7: 47,443
• Botswana — 4th of 7: 15,284
• Estonia — 6th of 7: 9,391
• Liechtenstein — 7th of 7: 324

What this measures

Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The precision of this indicator can be influenced by the enumeration method used, such as headcount or 'full-time equivalent' count of teachers.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 31 values

Secondary education, teachers in nearby economies

• Angola — 91,250 (2023)
• Benin — 57,296 (2022)
• Botswana — 15,284 (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 68,557 (2024)
• Burundi — 27,748 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 3,534 (2022)
• Cameroon — 118,092 (2023)
• Central African Republic — 4,357 (2017)
• Chad — 23,874 (2024)
• Comoros — 7,728 (2022)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 621,578 (2023)

More education data for Gambia, The

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 442,901 (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 100.43% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 108.23% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 92.77% (2025)
• Primary education, teachers — 13,495 (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Questions people ask

What is Gambia, The's secondary education, teachers?

12,452 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 4,802% from 254 in 1971 (8.1% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 12,452 in 2021 and the lowest 254 in 1971.

Is the latest change in secondary education, teachers unusual for Gambia, The?

In 2021, Gambia, The's secondary education, teachers rose 12.8% on 2020 (from 11,036 to 12,452). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2020), the average change was +10.9% and a typical year strayed about 13.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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