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

Latest (2020)
9,931 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
153rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
10,243 number
in 1997
All-time low
2,323 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Djibouti, 1970–2020

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k197019952020

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

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in Djibouti, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 150 Bahrain 11,728 number compare
  2. 151 Comoros 11,692 number compare
  3. 152 Slovenia 11,272 number compare
  4. 154 Solomon Islands 9,895 number compare
  5. 155 Trinidad and Tobago 9,707 number compare
  6. 156 Latvia 9,542 number compare

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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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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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.