Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Djibouti

Djibouti: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 62.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
62.8%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
187th
of 193 countries
All-time high
62.8%
in 2020
All-time low
21.7%
in 1976
Years of data
39
1971–2020

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Djibouti, 1971–2020

20304050601971199520201971: 22.6 %1973: 22.7 %1974: 22.8 %1975: 22.8 %1976: 21.7 %1982: 22.6 %1983: 23.7 %1984: 24.8 %1985: 25 %1986: 26.5 %1987: 26.8 %1988: 26.2 %1989: 25.7 %1992: 25.8 %1993: 22.9 %1994: 24.4 %1995: 25.8 %1996: 26.3 %1997: 26.9 %1999: 27.6 %2000: 27.3 %2001: 30.5 %2002: 31.7 %2004: 35.1 %2005: 37.1 %2006: 38.1 %2007: 40.7 %2008: 46.7 %2009: 47.2 %2011: 51.5 %2012: 54.8 %2013: 55.8 %2014: 56.5 %2015: 56.3 %2016: 56.5 %2017: 56.2 %2018: 58.9 %2019: 61.2 %2020: 62.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2020, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Djibouti stood at 62.8%. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Djibouti peaked at 62.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 1976.

Djibouti ranks 187th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%) in Djibouti, 1971 to 2020.
Year % Change
1971 22.6%
1973 22.7% +0.2%
1974 22.8% +0.5%
1975 22.8% -0.1%
1976 21.7% -5.0%
1982 22.6% +4.4%
1983 23.7% +4.9%
1984 24.8% +4.6%
1985 25.0% +0.6%
1986 26.5% +6.2%
1987 26.8% +1.3%
1988 26.2% -2.3%
1989 25.7% -1.9%
1992 25.8% +0.4%
1993 22.9% -11.4%
1994 24.4% +6.6%
1995 25.8% +5.8%
1996 26.3% +2.0%
1997 26.9% +2.0%
1999 27.6% +2.9%
2000 27.3% -1.2%
2001 30.5% +11.8%
2002 31.7% +3.9%
2004 35.1% +10.6%
2005 37.1% +5.9%
2006 38.1% +2.6%
2007 40.7% +6.9%
2008 46.7% +14.6%
2009 47.2% +1.1%
2011 51.5% +9.2%
2012 54.8% +6.4%
2013 55.8% +1.8%
2014 56.5% +1.2%
2015 56.3% -0.3%
2016 56.5% +0.4%
2017 56.2% -0.6%
2018 58.9% +4.9%
2019 61.2% +3.9%
2020 62.8% +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 22.5% 21.7% 22.8% 5
1980s 25.2% 22.6% 26.8% 8
1990s 25.7% 22.9% 27.6% 7
2000s 37.2% 27.3% 47.2% 9
2010s 56.4% 51.5% 61.2% 9
2020s 62.8% 62.8% 62.8% 1

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 184 Chad 64.6% compare
  2. 185 Mali 64.4% compare
  3. 186 Syrian Arab Republic 63.2% compare
  4. 188 Guinea-Bissau 62.8% compare
  5. 189 Eritrea 61.4% compare
  6. 190 Senegal 60.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Djibouti?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Djibouti was 62.8% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 1976.
How does Djibouti rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Djibouti ranks 187th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. 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, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and 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.