School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Djibouti

Djibouti: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 40,649 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
40,649 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
158th
of 206 countries
All-time high
41,910 number
in 1995
All-time low
10,074 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Djibouti, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Djibouti is 40,649 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Djibouti peaked at 41,910 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10,074 number, in 1970.

That places Djibouti 158th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Djibouti, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 10,074 number
1971 10,761 number +6.8%
1972 11,515 number +7.0%
1973 12,251 number +6.4%
1974 13,061 number +6.6%
1975 14,060 number +7.6%
1976 15,320 number +9.0%
1977 16,901 number +10.3%
1978 18,628 number +10.2%
1979 20,357 number +9.3%
1980 21,934 number +7.7%
1981 23,308 number +6.3%
1982 24,734 number +6.1%
1983 25,942 number +4.9%
1984 26,970 number +4.0%
1985 27,855 number +3.3%
1986 28,485 number +2.3%
1987 29,682 number +4.2%
1988 30,959 number +4.3%
1989 32,341 number +4.5%
1990 33,964 number +5.0%
1991 36,135 number +6.4%
1992 38,030 number +5.2%
1993 39,828 number +4.7%
1994 41,249 number +3.6%
1995 41,910 number +1.6%
1996 41,257 number -1.6%
1997 40,771 number -1.2%
1998 39,928 number -2.1%
1999 39,009 number -2.3%
2000 38,440 number -1.5%
2001 38,786 number +0.9%
2002 39,254 number +1.2%
2003 39,829 number +1.5%
2004 40,355 number +1.3%
2005 40,621 number +0.7%
2006 40,374 number -0.6%
2007 39,799 number -1.4%
2008 39,161 number -1.6%
2009 38,453 number -1.8%
2010 37,655 number -2.1%
2011 36,737 number -2.4%
2012 36,448 number -0.8%
2013 36,127 number -0.9%
2014 35,899 number -0.6%
2015 35,940 number +0.1%
2016 36,450 number +1.4%
2017 37,424 number +2.7%
2018 38,653 number +3.3%
2019 39,857 number +3.1%
2020 40,649 number +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 14,293 number 10,074 number 20,357 number 10
1980s 27,221 number 21,934 number 32,341 number 10
1990s 39,208 number 33,964 number 41,910 number 10
2000s 39,507 number 38,440 number 40,621 number 10
2010s 37,119 number 35,899 number 39,857 number 10
2020s 40,649 number 40,649 number 40,649 number 1

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 155 Estonia 57,687 number compare
  2. 156 Fiji 53,856 number compare
  3. 157 Guyana 45,368 number compare
  4. 159 Trinidad and Tobago 37,908 number compare
  5. 160 Cape Verde 32,315 number compare
  6. 161 Cyprus 27,987 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Djibouti?
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Djibouti was 40,649 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 41,910 number in 1995.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 10,074 number in 1970.
How does Djibouti rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Djibouti ranks 158th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.