Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Djibouti
Djibouti: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 27.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Djibouti, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Djibouti stood at 27.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Djibouti peaked at 49.3% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 1996.
Djibouti ranks 186th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 49.3% | — |
| 1973 | 43.3% | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 43.4% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 43.3% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 38.5% | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 23.3% | -39.4% |
| 1996 | 20.4% | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 21.6% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 21.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 27.8% | +7.3% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 27.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.9%, 61% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 27.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56.4%, 49% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in secondary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -39.4% | 38.5% | 23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.6% | 38.5% | 49.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 21.8% | 20.4% | 23.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 21.6% | 23.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 21.0% | 26.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 25.9% | 27.8% | 4 |
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 secondary education who are female in Djibouti?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Djibouti was 27.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 1972.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 1996.
- How does Djibouti rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Djibouti ranks 186th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release