Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Djibouti
Djibouti: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 9,931 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Djibouti, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Djibouti is 9,931 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Djibouti peaked at 10,243 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2,323 number, in 1970.
Djibouti ranks 153rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,323 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,492 number | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 2,677 number | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 2,854 number | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 3,047 number | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 3,285 number | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 3,580 number | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 3,988 number | +11.4% |
| 1978 | 4,416 number | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 4,827 number | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 5,181 number | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 5,465 number | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 5,757 number | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 6,039 number | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 6,319 number | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 6,612 number | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 6,899 number | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 7,288 number | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 7,639 number | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 7,954 number | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 8,241 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 8,557 number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 8,866 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 9,241 number | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 9,623 number | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 9,956 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 10,137 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 10,243 number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 10,195 number | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 10,050 number | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 9,864 number | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 9,743 number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 9,759 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 9,820 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 9,911 number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 10,014 number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 10,090 number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 10,105 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 10,145 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 10,182 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 10,183 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10,126 number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 10,121 number | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 10,053 number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 9,950 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 9,842 number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 9,763 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 9,758 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 9,801 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 9,867 number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 9,931 number | +0.6% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 9,931 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 9,931 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 104,917 number, 9% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,349 number | 2,323 number | 4,827 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,515 number | 5,181 number | 7,954 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,511 number | 8,241 number | 10,243 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,963 number | 9,743 number | 10,182 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,946 number | 9,758 number | 10,183 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,931 number | 9,931 number | 9,931 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Djibouti?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Djibouti was 9,931 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 10,243 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,323 number in 1970.
- How does Djibouti rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Djibouti ranks 153rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.