Djibouti: Primary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Djibouti's primary education, teachers (% female) rose 2.86 percentage points on 2022 (from 34.53% to 37.39%).

Across the 18 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2022), the average change was +0.46 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.88 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 15.01 percentage points in 1973 and the biggest yearly fall was 18.02 percentage points in 1975. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.3 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Djibouti had the 35th highest value of the 37 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Djibouti in the 2023 ranking

• Timor-Leste — 32nd of 37: 52.8%
• Papua New Guinea — 33rd of 37: 49.35%
• Afghanistan — 34th of 37: 41.64%
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 36th of 37: 32.35%
• Mali — 37th of 37: 31.94%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 28 values

Primary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 41.64% (2023)
• Algeria — 70.12% (2025)
• Bahrain — 77.12% (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 66.17% (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 76.56% (2023)
• Israel — 86.15% (2024)
• Jordan — 79.86% (2024)
• Kuwait — 90.44% (2021)
• Lebanon — 90.02% (2024)
• Malta — 85.83% (2024)
• Morocco

More education data for Djibouti

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 69,705 (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) — 13.69% (2023)
• Secondary education, pupils — 69,362 (2023)
• Secondary education, general pupils — 60,822 (2019)
• Secondary education, vocational pupils — 4,677 (2019)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Questions people ask

What is Djibouti's primary education, teachers (% female)?

37.39% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 5.16 percentage points from 32.22% in 1971. The highest value was 51.09% in 1974 and the lowest 24.3% in 2013.

How does Djibouti rank?

35th highest of 37 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in primary education, teachers (% female) unusual for Djibouti?

In 2023, Djibouti's primary education, teachers (% female) rose 2.86 percentage points on 2022 (from 34.53% to 37.39%). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2022), the average change was +0.46 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.88 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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