Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Djibouti
Djibouti: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 26.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Djibouti, 1999–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Djibouti stood at 26.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Djibouti peaked at 28.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1999.
That places Djibouti 122nd out of 138 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.0% | — |
| 2009 | 25.4% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 26.9% | +0.2% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 26.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.7%, 59% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 26.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.7%, 46% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 25.4% | 25.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 26.9% | 26.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More education data for Djibouti
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,554 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,279 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,772 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,395 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 69,362 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 69,705 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0605 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Djibouti?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Djibouti was 26.9% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1999.
- How does Djibouti rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Djibouti ranks 122nd out of 138 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.