Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Djibouti
Djibouti: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 37.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Djibouti, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Djibouti stood at 37.4%.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Djibouti peaked at 51.1% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2013.
That places Djibouti 199th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 32.2% | — |
| 1972 | 36.0% | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 51.0% | +41.7% |
| 1974 | 51.1% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 33.1% | -35.3% |
| 1976 | 35.4% | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 37.1% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 37.4% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 32.7% | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 29.9% | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 27.7% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 30.6% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 34.5% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 37.4% | +8.3% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 37.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.1%, 62% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 37.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 75.7%, 49% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +41.7% | 36.0% | 51.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.8% | 32.2% | 51.1% | 6 |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 27.7% | 37.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 26.5% | 25.8% | 27.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 24.3% | 28.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 30.6% | 37.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 196 Mauritania 41.3% compare
- 197 Guinea 40.9% compare
- 198 Côte d'Ivoire 37.9% compare
- 200 Senegal 34.5% compare
- 201 Sierra Leone 33.8% compare
- 202 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 33.3% 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 primary education who are female in Djibouti?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Djibouti was 37.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 1974.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2013.
- How does Djibouti rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Djibouti ranks 199th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. 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 primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release