Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Djibouti
Djibouti: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 60.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Djibouti, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Djibouti is 60.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% 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, male in Djibouti peaked at 77.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, in 2025.
That places Djibouti 23rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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, male in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.4% | — |
| 2001 | 76.7% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 76.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 75.3% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 74.6% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 73.9% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 73.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 72.4% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 67.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 66.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 68.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 69.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 70.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 70.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 69.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 63.2% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 62.3% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 60.3% | -1.8% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 60.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.2%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 60.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.8%, 2.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.5% | 67.7% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 66.8% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 60.3% | 66.0% | 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, male in Djibouti?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Djibouti was 60.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 2025.
- How does Djibouti rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Djibouti ranks 23rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release