Djibouti vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Djibouti
37.4%
in 2023
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
48.6%
in 2024
Djibouti rank
199th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
198th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Djibouti
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 48.6% against 37.4% in Djibouti, a difference of 11.2%.
That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.3 times Djibouti's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
Djibouti ranks 199th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 198th of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 1 and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.8% | 33.9% | 5.9% | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 41.5% | 8.5% | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 26.5% | 43.3% | 16.8% | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 45.3% | 19.5% | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 48.0% | 14.2% | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Djibouti or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 48.6% against 37.4% in Djibouti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Djibouti and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 11.2%, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Djibouti ranks 199th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 198th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release