School enrollment, primary in Djibouti
Djibouti: School enrollment, primary was 66.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Djibouti, 1985–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary in Djibouti is 66.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Djibouti peaked at 66.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 1985.
Djibouti ranks 175th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.4% | 25.1% | 26.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 27.4% | 26.2% | 28.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 26.9% | 48.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 57.2% | 66.5% | 8 |
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More education data for Djibouti
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.8% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 2,739 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.62 (2024)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 2.61 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 2.61 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Djibouti?
- School enrollment, primary in Djibouti was 66.5% in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 1985.
- How does Djibouti rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Djibouti ranks 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.