Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Djibouti
Djibouti: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female was 3.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Djibouti, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Djibouti stood at 3.9%.
The figure is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Djibouti peaked at 8.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.
That places Djibouti 62nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.4% | — |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -63.8% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +62.7% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -35.1% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | — |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 3.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.7%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 3.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.1%, 3.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 5.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 0.0% | 4.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 59 Belgium 4.4% compare
- 60 Bangladesh 4.0% compare
- 61 Panama 4.0% compare
- 63 Côte d'Ivoire 3.8% compare
- 64 Eritrea 3.6% compare
- 65 Antigua and Barbuda 3.6% compare
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 repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Djibouti?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Djibouti was 3.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does Djibouti rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
- Djibouti ranks 62nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.