Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Djibouti
Djibouti: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 17 years in 2019. ▼ Falling
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Djibouti, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Djibouti is 17 years, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Djibouti peaked at 19 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16 years, in 1999.
Djibouti ranks 133rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16 years | — |
| 2000 | 18 years | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19 years | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18 years | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19 years | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17 years | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.2 years | 18 years | 19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.44 years | 17 years | 19 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 133 Antigua and Barbuda 17 years compare
- 133 Belarus 17 years compare
- 133 Belize 17 years compare
- 133 Bhutan 17 years compare
- 133 British Virgin Islands 17 years compare
- 133 Cayman Islands 17 years compare
- 133 Colombia 17 years compare
- 133 Dominica 17 years compare
- 133 France 17 years compare
- 133 Grenada 17 years compare
- 133 Iran, Islamic Republic of 17 years compare
- 133 Jamaica 17 years compare
- 133 Kazakhstan 17 years compare
- 133 Kiribati 17 years compare
- 133 Malaysia 17 years compare
- 133 New Zealand 17 years compare
- 133 Pakistan 17 years compare
- 133 Peru 17 years compare
- 133 Seychelles 17 years compare
- 133 Saint Kitts and Nevis 17 years compare
- 133 Saint Lucia 17 years compare
- 133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17 years compare
- 133 Trinidad and Tobago 17 years compare
- 133 Ukraine 17 years compare
- 133 Zimbabwe 17 years compare
More education data for Djibouti
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 69,705 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.13 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Djibouti?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Djibouti was 17 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 19 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 years in 1999.
- How does Djibouti rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Djibouti ranks 133rd out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.