School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Djibouti

Djibouti: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 54,701 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
54,701 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
151st
of 205 countries
All-time high
56,634 number
in 2006
All-time low
8,554 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Djibouti stood at 54,701 number.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Djibouti peaked at 56,634 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8,554 number, in 1970.

That places Djibouti 151st out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Djibouti, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 8,554 number
1971 8,857 number +3.5%
1972 9,329 number +5.3%
1973 9,942 number +6.6%
1974 10,689 number +7.5%
1975 11,610 number +8.6%
1976 12,778 number +10.1%
1977 14,807 number +15.9%
1978 17,263 number +16.6%
1979 19,973 number +15.7%
1980 22,646 number +13.4%
1981 24,953 number +10.2%
1982 25,817 number +3.5%
1983 26,244 number +1.7%
1984 26,582 number +1.3%
1985 27,135 number +2.1%
1986 28,019 number +3.3%
1987 29,593 number +5.6%
1988 31,450 number +6.3%
1989 33,339 number +6.0%
1990 35,139 number +5.4%
1991 36,900 number +5.0%
1992 38,089 number +3.2%
1993 39,289 number +3.2%
1994 40,530 number +3.2%
1995 41,665 number +2.8%
1996 42,494 number +2.0%
1997 43,145 number +1.5%
1998 43,422 number +0.6%
1999 43,516 number +0.2%
2000 43,875 number +0.8%
2001 44,916 number +2.4%
2002 46,757 number +4.1%
2003 49,371 number +5.6%
2004 52,285 number +5.9%
2005 54,852 number +4.9%
2006 56,634 number +3.2%
2007 56,436 number -0.3%
2008 55,040 number -2.5%
2009 53,881 number -2.1%
2010 53,002 number -1.6%
2011 52,491 number -1.0%
2012 52,978 number +0.9%
2013 53,486 number +1.0%
2014 53,886 number +0.7%
2015 54,195 number +0.6%
2016 54,403 number +0.4%
2017 54,462 number +0.1%
2018 54,621 number +0.3%
2019 54,776 number +0.3%
2020 54,701 number -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12,380 number 8,554 number 19,973 number 10
1980s 27,578 number 22,646 number 33,339 number 10
1990s 40,419 number 35,139 number 43,516 number 10
2000s 51,405 number 43,875 number 56,634 number 10
2010s 53,830 number 52,491 number 54,776 number 10
2020s 54,701 number 54,701 number 54,701 number 1

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 148 Qatar 59,426 number compare
  2. 149 Solomon Islands 56,723 number compare
  3. 150 Lithuania 55,650 number compare
  4. 152 Bahrain 54,038 number compare
  5. 153 Latvia 53,212 number compare
  6. 154 Comoros 52,604 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Djibouti?
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Djibouti was 54,701 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 56,634 number in 2006.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 8,554 number in 1970.
How does Djibouti rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Djibouti ranks 151st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.