Number of teachers in primary education rose 6.72% to 10.8 '000 in Gambia in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of teachers in primary education in Gambia reached an all time high of 10.8 '000 in 2020 and an all time low of 0.613 '000 in 1972.
Gambia has been ranked 94th within the group of 122 countries we follow in terms of number of teachers in primary education, 21 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Teachers (Primary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | '000 | 165 | 170 | 177 | 182 | 223 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | '000 | 64.2 | 69.1 | 74.7 | 80.7 | 82.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | '000 | 7.90 | 8.73 | 8.53 | 9.69 | 10.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | '000 | 35.9 | 37.7 | 39.9 | 40.8 | 42.1 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Guinea Bissau | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Mali | '000 | 52.1 | 60.3 | 66.4 | 65.5 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | '000 | 17.7 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 19.1 | 16.6 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Morocco | '000 | 156 | 154 | 150 | 161 | 172 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | '000 | 66.8 | 72.0 | 76.2 | 69.0 | 67.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | '000 | 61.6 | 64.1 | 64.9 | ... | 64.6 |
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