Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Djibouti
Djibouti: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 63.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Djibouti, 1996–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 63.5% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Djibouti peaked at 63.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 1996.
That places Djibouti 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 16.6% | — |
| 1997 | 18.3% | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 18.7% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | +27.4% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 40.6% | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 50.3% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 58.7% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 63.5% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 16.6% | 18.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 17.6% | 43.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 49.0% | 58.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 63.5% | 63.5% | 1 |
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 gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Djibouti?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Djibouti was 63.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 1996.
- How does Djibouti rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Djibouti ranks 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.