Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Djibouti

Djibouti: Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 1,603 number in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
1,603 number
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
135th
of 196 countries
All-time high
1,603 number
in 2020
All-time low
101 number
in 1973
Years of data
21
1971–2020

Teachers in primary education, male in Djibouti, 1971–2020

05001.0k1.5k1971199520201971: 122 number1972: 146 number1973: 101 number1974: 112 number1975: 168 number1976: 173 number1991: 467 number1994: 493 number1996: 676 number1997: 768 number1999: 698 number2004: 1.0k number2009: 1.2k number2011: 1.3k number2012: 1.4k number2014: 1.4k number2015: 1.4k number2016: 1.5k number2017: 1.5k number2018: 1.5k number2020: 1.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Djibouti is 1,603 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Djibouti peaked at 1,603 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 101 number, in 1973.

That places Djibouti 135th out of 196 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Djibouti, 1971 to 2020.
Year number Change
1971 122 number —
1972 146 number +19.7%
1973 101 number -30.8%
1974 112 number +10.9%
1975 168 number +50.0%
1976 173 number +3.0%
1991 467 number +169.9%
1994 493 number +5.6%
1996 676 number +37.1%
1997 768 number +13.6%
1999 698 number -9.1%
2004 1,026 number +47.0%
2009 1,192 number +16.2%
2011 1,307 number +9.6%
2012 1,369 number +4.7%
2014 1,444 number +5.5%
2015 1,418 number -1.8%
2016 1,462 number +3.1%
2017 1,484 number +1.5%
2018 1,529 number +3.0%
2020 1,603 number +4.8%

Djibouti compared with similar countries

  • Djibouti's 1,603 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,571 number, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Djibouti's 1,603 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17,790 number, 9% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number) 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.

YearChange FromTo
1991 +169.9% 173 number 467 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 137 number 101 number 173 number 6
1990s 620.4 number 467 number 768 number 5
2000s 1,109 number 1,026 number 1,192 number 2
2010s 1,430 number 1,307 number 1,529 number 7
2020s 1,603 number 1,603 number 1,603 number 1

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 132 Puerto Rico 1,864 number compare
  2. 133 Bhutan 1,730 number compare
  3. 134 Ukraine 1,646 number compare
  4. 136 Trinidad and Tobago 1,582 number compare
  5. 137 Fiji 1,487 number compare
  6. 138 Albania 1,434 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Djibouti?
Teachers in primary education, male in Djibouti was 1,603 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 1,603 number in 2020.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 101 number in 1973.
How does Djibouti rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Djibouti ranks 135th out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Djibouti data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/