Djibouti: Secondary education, teachers, female

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Djibouti's secondary education, teachers, female rose 10.2% on 2022 (from 896 to 987).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1973 to 2022), the average change was +6.1% and a typical year strayed about 16.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 32.6% in 1975 and the biggest yearly fall was 39.1% in 1973. 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 41.04 a year. A straight line explains 86% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 1,037 for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 72.7, against 115 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2023, Djibouti had the 31st highest value of the 35 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

• Brunei Darussalam — 28th of 35: 3,512
• Lesotho — 29th of 35: 3,133
• Bhutan — 30th of 35: 3,010
• Antigua and Barbuda — 32nd of 35: 640
• St. Kitts and Nevis — 33rd of 35: 392
• Dominica — 34th of 35: 357

What this measures

Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including 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 sum.

All 25 values

Secondary education, teachers, female in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 31,291 (2023)
• Algeria — 273,405 (2024)
• Bahrain — 5,384 (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 258,695 (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 200,449 (2023)
• Jordan — 41,705 (2024)
• Kuwait — 27,159 (2021)
• Lebanon — 32,595 (2023)
• Malta — 3,078 (2024)
• Morocco — 73,637 (2024)
• Oman

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 secondary education, teachers, female?

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

How has it changed since 1972?

It is up 1,330% from 69 in 1972 (5.36% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 987 in 2023 and the lowest 42 in 1973.

How does Djibouti rank?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR.FE, 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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