Official entrance age to compulsory education in Djibouti
Djibouti: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 6 years in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 195 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 2000
All-time low
6 years
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Djibouti, 2000–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 6 years for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Djibouti peaked at 6 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 2000.
Djibouti ranks 24th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 years | — |
| 2001 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 1 |
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More education data for Djibouti
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 69,362 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,739 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31,913 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 37,449 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,167 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 30.62 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Djibouti?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Djibouti was 6 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2000.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2000.
- How does Djibouti rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Djibouti ranks 24th out of 195 countries with data for 2020.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.