School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Djibouti

Djibouti: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 125,239 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
125,239 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
151st
of 205 countries
All-time high
132,503 number
in 2006
All-time low
21,047 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Djibouti, 1970–2020

25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Djibouti is 125,239 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Djibouti peaked at 132,503 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 21,047 number, in 1970.

Djibouti ranks 151st of 205 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.

School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) in Djibouti, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 21,047 number
1971 22,348 number +6.2%
1972 23,830 number +6.6%
1973 25,511 number +7.1%
1974 27,509 number +7.8%
1975 30,003 number +9.1%
1976 33,123 number +10.4%
1977 38,418 number +16.0%
1978 44,436 number +15.7%
1979 50,619 number +13.9%
1980 56,298 number +11.2%
1981 60,958 number +8.3%
1982 62,775 number +3.0%
1983 63,794 number +1.6%
1984 64,679 number +1.4%
1985 66,056 number +2.1%
1986 68,289 number +3.4%
1987 72,563 number +6.3%
1988 77,901 number +7.4%
1989 83,739 number +7.5%
1990 89,557 number +6.9%
1991 94,858 number +5.9%
1992 97,671 number +3.0%
1993 99,355 number +1.7%
1994 100,212 number +0.9%
1995 100,489 number +0.3%
1996 100,672 number +0.2%
1997 102,305 number +1.6%
1998 104,786 number +2.4%
1999 108,180 number +3.2%
2000 112,580 number +4.1%
2001 117,566 number +4.4%
2002 122,085 number +3.8%
2003 126,173 number +3.3%
2004 129,403 number +2.6%
2005 131,452 number +1.6%
2006 132,503 number +0.8%
2007 130,777 number -1.3%
2008 128,778 number -1.5%
2009 127,110 number -1.3%
2010 125,799 number -1.0%
2011 124,729 number -0.9%
2012 125,581 number +0.7%
2013 126,296 number +0.6%
2014 126,815 number +0.4%
2015 127,208 number +0.3%
2016 127,375 number +0.1%
2017 127,009 number -0.3%
2018 126,597 number -0.3%
2019 126,031 number -0.4%
2020 125,239 number -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 31,684 number 21,047 number 50,619 number 10
1980s 67,705 number 56,298 number 83,739 number 10
1990s 99,808 number 89,557 number 108,180 number 10
2000s 125,843 number 112,580 number 132,503 number 10
2010s 126,344 number 124,729 number 127,375 number 10
2020s 125,239 number 125,239 number 125,239 number 1

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 148 Eswatini 137,921 number compare
  2. 149 Slovenia 132,018 number compare
  3. 150 Comoros 129,210 number compare
  4. 152 Qatar 124,613 number compare
  5. 153 Mauritius 121,763 number compare
  6. 154 Fiji 109,501 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Djibouti?
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Djibouti was 125,239 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 132,503 number in 2006.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 21,047 number in 1970.
How does Djibouti rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Djibouti ranks 151st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.