Over-age students, primary, female in Djibouti
Djibouti: Over-age students, primary, female was 11.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Djibouti, 1985–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
In 2019, over-age students, primary, female in Djibouti stood at 11.1%. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Djibouti peaked at 20.4% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2019.
Djibouti ranks 53rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 20.4% | — |
| 1986 | 20.2% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 20.4% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 19.7% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 17.8% | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 16.2% | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 15.1% | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 15.8% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 15.0% | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 14.6% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 16.1% | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 17.1% | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 17.7% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -28.5% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | +28.2% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -28.5% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.7% | 17.8% | 20.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 14.6% | 16.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 11.9% | 17.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.1% | 15.6% | 7 |
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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 over-age students, primary, female in Djibouti?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Djibouti was 11.1% in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 1985.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2019.
- How does Djibouti rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Djibouti ranks 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.