Primary education, teachers in Djibouti
Djibouti: Primary education, teachers was 37.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary education, teachers in Djibouti, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 37.4% for primary education, teachers in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Djibouti peaked at 51.1% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2013.
Djibouti ranks 188th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % female | 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% |
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
- 185 Mauritania 41.3% compare
- 186 Guinea 40.9% compare
- 187 Cote d'Ivoire 37.9% compare
- 189 Senegal 34.5% compare
- 190 Sierra Leone 33.8% compare
- 191 Haiti 32.4% compare
More education data for Djibouti
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,739 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Djibouti?
- Primary education, teachers in Djibouti was 37.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 1974.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2013.
- How does Djibouti rank for primary education, teachers?
- Djibouti ranks 188th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.