School age population, primary education, both sexes in Djibouti
Djibouti: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 93,616 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
93,616 number
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
157th
of 206 countries
All-time high
117,519 number
in 2000
All-time low
24,203 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Djibouti, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Djibouti is 93,616 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Djibouti peaked at 117,519 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24,203 number, in 1970.
That places Djibouti 157th 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, primary education, both sexes in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24,203 number | — |
| 1971 | 26,083 number | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 28,141 number | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 30,216 number | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 32,473 number | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 35,125 number | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 38,292 number | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 43,059 number | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 48,131 number | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 53,025 number | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 57,214 number | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 60,469 number | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 62,784 number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 64,833 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 67,120 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 70,190 number | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 74,151 number | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 79,840 number | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 85,557 number | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 90,578 number | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 94,234 number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 96,567 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 97,533 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 98,826 number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 100,883 number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 104,052 number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 108,033 number | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 112,359 number | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 115,579 number | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 117,390 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 117,519 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 116,250 number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 115,643 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 115,434 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 115,601 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 116,137 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 116,900 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 115,763 number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 95,817 number | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 94,654 number | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 93,310 number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 91,705 number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 91,634 number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 91,282 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 90,607 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 89,745 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 89,006 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 88,864 number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 89,589 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 91,251 number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 93,616 number | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35,875 number | 24,203 number | 53,025 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 71,274 number | 57,214 number | 90,578 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 104,546 number | 94,234 number | 117,390 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 111,972 number | 94,654 number | 117,519 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 90,699 number | 88,864 number | 93,310 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 93,616 number | 93,616 number | 93,616 number | 1 |
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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 school age population, primary education, both sexes in Djibouti?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Djibouti was 93,616 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 117,519 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,203 number in 1970.
- How does Djibouti rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Djibouti ranks 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.