Over-age students, primary in Djibouti
Djibouti: Over-age students, primary was 11.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Djibouti, 1985–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2019, over-age students, primary in Djibouti stood at 11.3%. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Djibouti peaked at 21.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2019.
Djibouti ranks 59th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 21.3% | — |
| 1986 | 21.0% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 20.5% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 20.1% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 18.7% | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 18.2% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 16.8% | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 16.3% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 15.2% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 16.7% | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 16.0% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 15.7% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 17.3% | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 17.2% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +31.9% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -32.2% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.3% | 18.7% | 21.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 15.2% | 18.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 12.3% | 18.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.3% | 15.9% | 7 |
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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 over-age students, primary in Djibouti?
- Over-age students, primary in Djibouti was 11.3% in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2019.
- How does Djibouti rank for over-age students, primary?
- Djibouti ranks 59th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. 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 (% of 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.