Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Djibouti
Djibouti: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 83.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Djibouti, 1979–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Djibouti stood at 83.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 131.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Djibouti peaked at 100.0% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 2016.
That places Djibouti 172nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 100.0% | — |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 67.6% | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | +26.4% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 36.1% | -51.6% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | +142.1% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 89.4% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | -4.1% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 83.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 95.7%, 87% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 83.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.5%, 84% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Djibouti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +142.1% | 36.1% | 87.4% |
| 2016 | -51.6% | 74.7% | 36.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.2% | 67.6% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 36.1% | 87.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 83.7% | 89.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 169 Uganda 86.3% compare
- 170 Solomon Islands 86.3% compare
- 171 Tunisia 85.4% compare
- 173 Madagascar 83.6% compare
- 174 Burkina Faso 83.4% compare
- 175 Ethiopia 83.3% compare
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 pre-primary education who are female in Djibouti?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Djibouti was 83.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1979.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 2016.
- How does Djibouti rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Djibouti ranks 172nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release