Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Djibouti
Djibouti: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 84.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Djibouti, 1979–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 84.3% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2018.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 3.3% 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 162nd out of 178 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 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% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 84.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.6%, 89% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 84.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.5%, 85% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 159 Solomon Islands 85.7% compare
- 160 Burkina Faso 85.5% compare
- 161 Rwanda 84.7% compare
- 163 Ghana 83.7% compare
- 164 Kenya 81.1% compare
- 165 Madagascar 79.1% 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 84.3% in 2018, 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 162nd out of 178 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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
Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary 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.