Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Djibouti
Djibouti: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 62.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Djibouti, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 62.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Djibouti peaked at 82.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 2025.
That places Djibouti 21st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.4% | — |
| 2001 | 81.8% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 81.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 80.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 79.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 79.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 78.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 71.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 70.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 71.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 72.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 73.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 71.5% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 70.2% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 69.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 64.5% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 63.6% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 62.6% | -1.6% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 62.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 62.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.1%, 3.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.5% | 71.9% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 69.4% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 62.6% | 68.5% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Djibouti?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Djibouti was 62.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 2025.
- How does Djibouti rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Djibouti ranks 21st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release